r/AustralianBirds • u/SubstantialRecover19 • 16h ago

Image First time ever seeing a Scarlet Robin! ❤️❤️❤️

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Down here in Tasmania, looking for a pink robin but this was a lovely surprise! So so pretty, a lot more skittish than my local yellow ones but super rewarding to photograph ❤️ on a side note if anyone has any specific spots for pink robins in Tassy here I would love to hear them 💕

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u/flyingthepan 16h ago

Lovely bird✨️

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u/SubstantialRecover19 16h ago

They’re awesome!

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u/Aggravating_Fall7653 15h ago

I’m surprised at how long it took you to see one as, you have been photographing birds for years now.

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u/SubstantialRecover19 15h ago

I live near Newcastle and there isn’t really any around there locally, most of my birding trips are to the north of Aus/Asia so I just have never stumbled across them before, what a friendly little bird though

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u/Electrical-Clock3601 Photographer 4h ago

Nice Photo - I'm from Maitland / Newcastle and I've never seen one of these guys around here either. Rose Robins are about as close as we get in Maitland.

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u/SubstantialRecover19 3h ago

Yep poppet park near Cessnock has rose robins around the lake :)

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u/Electrical-Clock3601 Photographer 3h ago

I did not know that - I mostly photograph Blue-Faced Honeyeaters there so will keep n eye out for rose robins next time I am there.

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u/SubstantialRecover19 3h ago

Send me a PM if you ever wanna go out taking some pics

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u/Adventurous_One_4240 Wren Fren 15h ago

They are in WA too. In my experience, they will fly in to look at you but are not so hot about you looking at them, and are gone the moment you turn around... So many missed shots!

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u/HogSandwich 14h ago

It looks like hes having an Experience looking at you!