Singing Honeyeater

Isn’t Singing Honeyeater a lovely name for a bird?

Singing Honeyeaters are found across most of mainland Australia. Like most honeyeaters they feed on nectar along with some insects and fruit.

They are pretty little birds with distinctive facial markings. There’s a dark stripe through their eyes to the back of the neck, beneath that stripe is a narrower bright yellow stripe. At the neck end of the yellow is a small white ear-tuft. They have greyish-white underparts, olive-brown upperparts, a black bill and dark brown eyes.

I was thrilled to capture this beautiful preening pose with its tail spread so prettily and the black and yellow stripes standing out against its grey head. And, as their name suggests, they have a lovely call which is lively and lilting and often lasts a long time.

Happy birding, Kim

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