I was out last Friday to try and get some more photos of the Red-flanked Bluetail, but did not succeed in getting anything better. The plan was to set up in area I knew from previous observations it liked to frequent and even pause for a moment. Unfortunately there were too many people chasing the bird from tree to tree and on more than one occasion, wandering through where I was set up as the bird was approaching. A little frustrating to say the least.
Consolation bird for the day was this Varied Thrush.
I returned again this afternoon and the plan was the same. I set up in an area I knew the bird likes to return to, and as I noted above, will actually pause for a while if not disturbed. It came close a couple of times, but still had people tagging along. After a couple of hours I could see the bird approaching once more and this time the people were a little further behind it.
Finally it came in to the spot where I was waiting.
And as I had observed before it seemed content to rest briefly,
… until the small group of birders once again approached too close and flushed it. At least this time I managed a couple of better shots and a little patience paid off.
