Hix 9 Apr 2012 Brilliant photo! It's ridiculous something as spectacular as this bird gets named after the colour of it's legs!
Brilliant photo! It's ridiculous something as spectacular as this bird gets named after the colour of it's legs!
Goura 9 Apr 2012 Agreed! Especially since the Ultramarine Grosbeak has such an appropriate name and is far less spectacular.
Agreed! Especially since the Ultramarine Grosbeak has such an appropriate name and is far less spectacular.
EvilKittie 9 Apr 2012 FBBird said: We used to call them Purple Sugarbirds Click to expand... Thats confusing me - wheres the purple?
FBBird said: We used to call them Purple Sugarbirds Click to expand... Thats confusing me - wheres the purple?
Goura 10 Apr 2012 EvilKittie said: Thats confusing me - wheres the purple? Click to expand... In certain lights (and in photos taken without flash) they do appear purple.
EvilKittie said: Thats confusing me - wheres the purple? Click to expand... In certain lights (and in photos taken without flash) they do appear purple.
EvilKittie 10 Apr 2012 sasha_dalaria said: In certain lights (and in photos taken without flash) they do appear purple. Click to expand... Fair enough, cheers for the clarification
sasha_dalaria said: In certain lights (and in photos taken without flash) they do appear purple. Click to expand... Fair enough, cheers for the clarification
Kakapo 15 Apr 2023 @Hix Not so ridiculous when there is another, better known species with identical appareance except by the colour of the legs (red-legged honeycreeper)
@Hix Not so ridiculous when there is another, better known species with identical appareance except by the colour of the legs (red-legged honeycreeper)
