Scaly-breasted Munia

Another transplant

This image shows another “transplanted” bird that finds California agreeable. This is a Scaley-breasted Munias, originally from SE Asia. These were marketed in the pet trade as “Nutmeg Finches” and are prolific breeders. Many of them escaped/were set free and now reproduce in Southern California in many places. This image was taken near my home and I was trying to get one of them on the ornamental grasses that had heavy heads of seeds. Unfortunately the birds were too heavy for the stems and when they would land to feed the stems would bend and the birds would “disappear” down into the clump of grass. Ah well, the best laid plans…. This is virtually full frame with little processing. A few OOF stems were cloned away