new holland honeyeater

A couple of posts of similar honeyeaters to compare

The following morning I was awake very early but couldn't find any milk. Not wanting to disturb Alex and June I thought I'd walk along to the local garage and get some there... also I wanted to see if I could find that pesky Gilbert's (or Swan River) Honeyeater that had been in the forecourt a...

I'd been struggling to get a picture of a New Holland Honeyeater since I'd arrived to stay with Alex and June... hopefully there's a better one than this to come. He was in the trees around the garden, so focusing was ummm... well not the best. Sorry.

In the same bush as the Goldfinch a New Holland Honeyeater also settled for a moment. It was so quick, this was the only picture I managed to get

A New Holland Honeyeater was desperate to have his picture taken and flew into a tree near me and just sat there! I really couldn't ignore him, could I.

... well with a little dab of yellow too. So I got a much closer view of a New Holland Honeyeater that morning as this was the next to come in to bathe. Breakfast just had to wait! TTTW

Peter and Adrienne had got a bit ahead of me, when I spotted movement in a tree. Spent a few minutes chasing it about and finally came up with this picture. I knew it was a new bird for me, but couldn't work it out. Peter immediately identified it for me as a New Holland Honeyeater. There are...

New Holland Honeyeater taken in Southern Victoria Australia

Trawling through some past photos at the moment, enjoyed bumping into this little guy again!

Our neighbours have a Geisha Girl shrub (Duranta repens) which comes over the wall of our courtyard and attracts New Holland Honeyeaters in numbers!

This New Holland Honeyeater was being extra careful before tucking in.

I've found a spot from which I can catch these busy birds. They are there like clockwork each morning and evening - best light in the evening.

Since we downsized to a courtyard home this is one of the few birds we get in our garden. Feeding on a neighbour's Geisha Girl tree that hangs over the fence.

Taken through lounge window

A New Holland Honeyeater feeding in a Grevillea shrub showing how it's bold black and white markings provide nice camouflage ...... finally showing the essential link between flowering shrubs and birds :)

Off soon to film a concert - will try to catch up later.

Photograph taken by my friend Sue.

And the last of the visitors to the bird bath.