Buff-rumped Thornbill

BUFF-RUMPED THORNBILL Acanthiza reguloides

These tiny birds move so quickly, it is very hard to get a good look at them.











I know they are around, groups of eight,ten or twelve individuals, by their constant twittering calls from amongst the dense cassinia scrub.  Often they are in the shadows of the leaves and branches, or they on the far side of a bush, just to far away to see clearly. If I try to move around to catch a better glimpse, they will fly off, en-masse to another clump of shrub.








I often hear them in my garden, but once again they tend to remain hidden in the dense foliage of the trees, always reluctant to show themselves.









Sometimes however, they will show themselves as they hunt for food on the ground. They seem much more at ease in the open,as they scrabble, in the sun,  around amongst the leaf litter. They will even stop for a moment and pose on a stick.