


"Colourful Trill"
Acrylic on canvas.
Tassie Oak Frame.
92cm x 92cm.
Acrylic on canvas.
Tassie Oak Frame.
92cm x 92cm.
Acrylic on canvas.
Tassie Oak Frame.
92cm x 92cm.
Flame Robins are found in a broad coastal band around the south-east corner of the Australian mainland, from southern Queensland to just west of the South Australian border. The species is also found in Tasmania.
Flame Robins feed on insects, spiders and other small arthropods.
Flame Robins have an attractive song. The high-pitched musical trill has three sets of three notes, which have been interpreted as "you may come if you wish to the sea".
The Flame Robin may lay up to two clutches during breeding season. The eggs are pale green or blue eggs, spotted with brown marks. These marks are mostly at the larger end. The nest is built by the female, and is a grass and bark cup, bound with spider web and decorated with lichen. It is normally placed in a cavity in a tree or rock face. The female also incubates the eggs, while the male supplies her with food. Both sexes feed the young chicks.
REFERENCED FROM: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/flame-robin/