Red-browed Finches are newcomers to our garden. I don't recall ever seeing them before last summer.
Over the past few months they have been regular visitors and frequent our southern birdbath, along with Bulbuls and Eastern Yellow Robins.
The finches are very shy little creatures and I have attempted, on many occasions, to photograph them.
This is the best result so far. Perhaps they are becoming a little more comfortable with sharing the garden with us humans.
The Bulbuls like to dive bomb the other birds so at times we witness quite a bit of competition for the use of the bath.
Although there are three birdbaths in the garden, this one seems to be the favourite and I have to check it regularly to ensure that the birds haven't splashed it empty.
Both Mr Honey Pie and I love to sneak into a camouflaged position to observe the antics of the feathered creatures.
Sometimes we can come within a few feet of the birds but, for some strange reason, when a camera is produced they seem to sense its presence and dash away.
The robins seem to be the friendliest of the smaller birds that frequent the garden and at times even seem to follow us around as we do our gardening chores.
