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Diamond Firetail |
Sightings
Rare guests at the house were we lived until 2006, we have found that Diamond Firetails were permanent residents in a patch of bushland elsewhere on the property, 20 km south of Narrabri, New South Wales.
Also permanent residents on a property in bushland 20 km north of Coonabarabran, New South Wales.
Spotted by us in January/February 2008 in Deriah Forest and Upper Bullawa Creek, both about 30 km east of Narrabri. There they are also permanent residents; seen also during the winter of 2008.
Photos
Diamond Firetail on a power line (frontal view)
Rear view of a Diamond Firetail, making it clear how it received its name
Diamond Firetail, now from the side
Diamond Firetail collecting nesting material
Nest
Mistletoe with a Diamond Firetail's (the one shown above with the flower) nest at its base, about 15 m above ground, high up in a eucalypt tree (click on image for larger version)