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Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Wild Bird Wednesday 460 - Striped Honeyeater

This is another bird from my recent trip to the Mallee in NW Victoria.

This bird is a Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata) is a medium sized honeyeater.  The species can vary in abundance in any area depending on the availability of water - and you can see this bird perched on the edge of a water source that is provided in front of a hide.  Unfortunately the bird never perched on any of the more natural material around the hide - many of the birds were nervous on this morning because of the presence of a family of Butcherbirds in the area.  Oh well.

This bird has a rather un-honeyeater like beak in my opinion, and I think I may have thought about a whole different group of birds if I had not done a bit of homework prior to the visit!

This species in found on the east-coast of Australia, but mainly inland (if that makes sense!)







 

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16 comments:

  1. Brian King19 May 2021 at 02:42

    Beautiful feather pattern!

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure19 May 2021 at 03:03

    Gorgeous stripped bird Stewart. My Swan was turning her egs as I took these shots although I was not high enough to see the number of eggs she had. Thanks for hosting, stay safe adn have a great week ahead

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  3. Kenneth Cole Schneider19 May 2021 at 05:23

    The species is appropriately named, from any angle. Quite sleek and handsome.

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  4. Yamini MacLean19 May 2021 at 06:26

    Hari OM
    It's lovely... and to my shame, I don't believe I even knew there was a Striped Honeyeater! YAM xx

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  5. Nathailes SANTA MARIA19 May 2021 at 07:31

    Bonjour Stewart.
    This bird is very pretty, I didn't know it.
    Bye

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  6. Dave19 May 2021 at 10:22

    Helloooooo Stewart! Great shots as always! I decided to bring back my blog after a year of craziness!

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  7. Marie Smith19 May 2021 at 10:38

    It’s a beauty for sure.

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  8. Cloudia19 May 2021 at 16:36

    Sleek stripes! Thanks

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    1. Cloudia19 May 2021 at 16:40

      The rooster is feral and lives by his wits in the foliage of Waikiki! He is a wild bird.

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  9. David M. Gascoigne,19 May 2021 at 20:30

    I have been reading a good deal about honeyeaters of late. Interesting family to say the least.

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  10. Linda20 May 2021 at 14:44

    It's a sweet little bird!

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  11. Rhodesia21 May 2021 at 03:27

    What a beautiful bird, you are spoilt with wonderful bird life over there.
    Keep safe and well. Cheers Diane

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  12. Ana Mínguez Corella21 May 2021 at 22:36

    Hi friend... Nice pictures os thi lovely bird 💚... Cheers

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  13. jp@A Green Ridge22 May 2021 at 02:04

    Stewart, YOU find the coolest birds!!! Another "newbee" for me...no surprise!...jp

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  14. Wally Jones22 May 2021 at 02:45

    I see what you mean about it appearing to have an "un-honeyeater" like beak. Nevertheless, it is uncommonly handsome. A superb quality photograph helps!

    Hope your new working hours provide you the time you hope for!

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  15. Caroline 23 May 2021 at 00:22

    Hi David, beautiful bird the striped honeyeater. Greetings Caroline

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