phylidonyris novaehollandiae

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...

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!

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

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.

New Holland Honey-Eater in the garden.

A frequent visitor to gardens throughout the Adelaide Hills.

The commonest of the Honeyeaters in this area.

Compared to the bird-in-flight shot recently uploaded, this was the real McCoy! - a real joy to watch these birds feeding, as there are not so many nectar feeders back home in the UK

This was one of my first bird-in-flight shots after entering the delights of DSLR photography - not an intentional one though! - maybe it took to flight because I started clicking away....in my nephew's garden on a visit to the antipodes.....

Adult of nominate race.