The Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens) is one of Australia's most widespread honeyeaters - although the in the south-east corner of the country it is restricted to coastal areas. This means it is not one of the birds I see on a daily basis.
At about 20cm long it is a medium sized honeyeater that can be found in a range of habitats. All of these pictures were taken near Patchewollock in the North East of Victoria a couple of weekends ago.
The pictures of the birds on the sticks were taken from two hides that overlooked watering points. This was one of my first 'build for photography' hide experiences, and I have to say I rather enjoyed it. The birds in the bushes were taken as I was eating breakfast!
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Hope all is well. SM
A lovely bird, as are all the honeyeaters, of course. I will look forward to seeing it.....one day......post COVID......sometime during the Holocene......maybe.....
ReplyDeleteA pretty little bird, i like the stripes across it's eyes. Hopefully they made for an enjoyable breakfast!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I really like the contrast between the two backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteanother wee gem! As things gradually open up here, I am anticipating and outing or two - and hopefully seeing some different birds! YAM xx
Do they have a lovely song to go with their lovely appearance?
ReplyDeleteThe yellow and hint of blue are delicate and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful little bird which I have never seen while in Australia and your captures of it are superb Stewart. Thanks for hosting, stay safe and have a wonderful week ahead
ReplyDeleteVery Handsome bird!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart, beautiful photos from the honeyeater, I never saw them. Greetings Caroline
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and I especially enjoyed the ones with a background of bushes.
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty birds, you really have such a great selection over there. Hope all is well Diane
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart... Very nice pictures of this beautiful bird 🐦... Happy week...
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicate and dainty looking bird!!...jp
ReplyDeleteWow, what a striking looking bird. You got some great photos of him/her Stewart.
ReplyDelete(Here in the US, they are easing up further on our covid-19 Lock Down rules, but I'm going to continue to err on the side of caution.)
(Note: I'm very far behind on visiting everyone's blogs, so I'm doing a quick pass through, and will try to catch up later.)