The Fullerton Arboretum
Scaly-breasted Munias resting in the reeds
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The Fullerton Arboretum
Scaly-breasted Munias resting in the reeds
Not rare. Not native. Newly countable and extremely cute.
"The bird has nothing to do with nutmeg, nor is it found where nutmeg comes from. [Maybe it is nutmeg-colored. But that's not a real color. It's a made-up color. The only real colors are those original 8 in the Crayola box. As a kid, my family evidently couldn't afford the 64-color box for me, or the unbelievable 128-color box, so now I refuse to recognize any other colors. This bird is brown (or close enough).]"
sandiegogreg.blogspot.com
Cute as the dickens and newly countable in California. The Nutmeg Mannikin has a new name. .... we'll ask Lou to tell us, for the 10th time.
The crisis at home continues. It is about friend care and pet care to an unimaginable degree.
"The non-native non-migratory Nutmeg Mannikin, also known as the Scaly-breasted Munia or the Spice Finch, has been added to the California Bird Records Committee State List. The listing has proved somewhat controversial, as the species is endemic to Asia." audubon
"The bird has nothing to do with nutmeg, nor is it found where nutmeg comes from. [Maybe it is nutmeg-colored. But that's not a real color. It's a made-up color. The only real colors are those original 8 in the Crayola box. As a kid, my family evidently couldn't afford the 64-color box for me, or the unbelievable 128-color box, so now I refuse to recognize any other colors. This bird is brown (or close enough).]"
sandiegogreg.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-names-for-old-birds...
Not rare. Not native. Newly countable and extremely cute. We hear the soft beep-beep calls and perk up. They are small and tend to hide in the grass. But every now and then they might just need to belly up to the bar. In this case have a drink at the South Coast Botanic Garden bird bowl.
Scaly breasted munias
Though non-native, these birds seem to have thrived here in Southern California and flocks can be found in several areas.
Information on their origin is here: blog.aba.org/2013/09/aba-adds-nutmeg-mannikin-981.html
I love how these birds posed for my camera.
