Mex bird photos

Morning Song: The winning photograph in this month’s competition shows a young thrush full of song early in the morning, photographed by Sid Mosdell in Picton.

An Apple A Day: Pauline Reddecliffe captured this young waxeye enjoying a snack in the garden.

Worm’s Nightmare: Daniel Schindler found a nest full of hungry chicks in his garden at The Pot Shed on Rapaura Rd

Who Me? Matt Winter photographed this fledgling thrush perched on the fence in his backyard.

Classic Combination: Striking contrast colours in this photograph by Jock Douglas of a tui in a flax bush.

Out for a Stroll: Cute Californian quail from Andy Pincombe.

Feeding Time: Helen Rose-Wichman photographed this tui delving for nectar in her kowhai tree up the Onamalutu.

Country Home: The countryside is one big garden for many native birds such as this one photographed by Al White.

Bird’s Eye View: Nestled safely in the upper branches of a tree, this wood pigeon was undaunted when Yvonne Koller snapped it with her Canon Powershot SR 20 Zoom while weeding her garden at Moetapu Bay

Drinking from the flax flowers from Wendy Waghorn