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People often ask if I can help identify a bird, and as well as some obvious descriptors they might insist that the bird is sleek or that it is round, when in fact, like these Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters, a bird can be both.

One of the birds I see in the Mallee is the stunning Yellow-plumed Honeyeater. They are named for their upswept neck feathers.

The first images I’ll share show this bird looking very sleek and slender. Like other honeyeaters they have a decurved bill that they use to feed on nectar; they also take insects and fruit.

The shot above shows the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater looking very sleek and showing off the streaking on its underparts.

They are beautiful birds to watch as they are so lively and noisy.

And here is a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater that definitely looks round. It is nicely fluffed up after bathing and drinking at a water barrel. These barrels are filled for bees and a grid floats on the water which means that the birds and bees have somewhere to perch as the water level drops.

Happy birding, Kim

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