Friarbirds and Wattlebirds
We currently have a very good array of Callistemons flowering outside the kitchen window. They are very popular with the largest honeyeaters: Red Wattlebirds and Noisy Friarbirds. I'll try to get some images over the next few days. Here is a starter showing the contortions a Noisy Friarbird can get into!
Shortly after this image was taken a couple of Red Wattlebirds came to slurp on some nectar. This didn't last long, as the friarbird chased them away. The FB then got back down to some serious munching/slurping.
The Red Wattlebirds have proved rather more difficult to get a snap of than the friarbirds. Whether this is because they are getting hammered by the leatherheads all the time, or if they are naturally skittish I dunno. At any rate one eventually posed in a good manner. It even shows the red wattle!
The rest of the images below show the friarbirds in various poses.
Shortly after this image was taken a couple of Red Wattlebirds came to slurp on some nectar. This didn't last long, as the friarbird chased them away. The FB then got back down to some serious munching/slurping.
The Red Wattlebirds have proved rather more difficult to get a snap of than the friarbirds. Whether this is because they are getting hammered by the leatherheads all the time, or if they are naturally skittish I dunno. At any rate one eventually posed in a good manner. It even shows the red wattle!
The rest of the images below show the friarbirds in various poses.
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