The Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) gets the name ‘red’ from the fleshy reddish wattle on the side of the neck. It has grey-brown plumage and white and yellow streaks on its stomach. This is a large honeyeater and can be somewhat noisy. It has a very unusual call, there’s no mistaking it. You can find out…
Category: Australian wildlife
Kookaburra in Spring
Spring has begun here in Melbourne, Victoria. More flowers are opening and the birds seem more active and happy, certainly more in number. In the past week I’ve had the opportunity of taking photos of several different birds in our garden. And with the sun more visible the colours are more vibrant and pleasing to…
New Holland Honeyeater
While out and about exploring my neighbour’s garden the other day (I love to explore hers as well as ours. She’s an elderly neighbour recovering from a hip operation and can’t be out there much so is happy for me to wander around and keep an eye on it for her), I noticed some New…
Eastern Spinebill and Grevillea
I mentioned the Grevillea in my post yesterday on the Protea. Today I have shots of an Eastern Spinebill which is a small honey-eater, enjoying a Grevillea flower in our front garden. I can watch these from our office window but to get a good close up shot I have to be outside and much…
New visitor to our garden: Common Bronzewing
Haven’t seen one of these in the garden before. I noticed what looked like a very fat pigeon on top of our pergola and when I went outside to get a closer look I discovered it was a Common Bronzewing. I’ve seen them at Lysterfield Park, but not here. These are from the pigeon family…