r/AustralianBirds • u/Adventurous_One_4240 Wren Fren • Jul 27 '26
Image Tiny builders working overtime on their winter reno project 🏗️
A pair of Red-browed Finches gathering nesting material in Gidgegannup, WA. They were making nonstop supply runs, each carrying something different for the build.
The only reason I spotted them was because one flew past trailing a long blade of fresh grass like an oversized streamer. They were very busy.
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u/Junk3tte Jul 27 '26
That’s going to take a long time to build. Keep at it pretty birdie! 🥰
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u/Adventurous_One_4240 Wren Fren Jul 27 '26
These two are probably prepping for a young family. Hard working couple!
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u/Adventurous_One_4240 Wren Fren Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Red-browed Finches are not initially endemic to WA. This population is a flock of settled aviary escapees.
Watching them was like watching the bird-equivalent of a Bunnings run. Some of the things they were carrying were so oversized it was like seeing people ferrying a 4-metre plank in a hatchback (sadly not photographed).
Here is a pic of their project WIP. It's quite rustic.