Simply red

Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis)

Bird Island, Seychelles

This intensely red bird species is very common on many of the Seychelles i...
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Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis)

Bird Island, Seychelles

This intensely red bird species is very common on many of the Seychelles islands, and here on Bird Island I was enjoying a group of them roosting in a bush right outside my room.

Every evening, in good time before sunset, they would come one by one and start preening or simply communicating amongst themselves.

As the night turned to dusk the next morning I would see the red dots in the bush, first as silent color-balls, but as the light progressed towards sunrise they would start to sing and move around and begin their daily routines.

Bird Island is an amazing place to be, and although this species is silent at night, there are many other species that never go silent! Sleeping here is like being in the middle of a bird colony – an amazing place to be.
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