The White-plumed Honeyeater is another frequent visitor to our yard though, in this image, he sits in my neighbour’s tree.

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On the Birds in Backyards website, it says…

The White-plumed Honeyeater is one of the first birds to call in the morning and the last to call in the evening.

 

 

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White-plumed Honeyeater (Nikon D3000)

 

Thanks for looking.

A bit of good news. Earlier today, I managed to write the first scene of Cladessa. An incredibly short scene, mind, as is my won’t, but I’m glad to have begun. I do have 36,000 words drafted from 2015. I’m not sure how many of them will survive. I think I write tighter, these days, and my story lines shifted during the first book. I’m sharing the draft at Wattpad.

We still haven’t taken our camper trailer out. We need reasonably dry weather after we come home so we can pack the trailer tent away without worrying about mould.  I’m looking forward to photographing water birds and trying out my collapsible tripod.  In the meantime, I’m loving getting up close and personal with my local birds.

I’ve managed to make it around to a couple of blogs, so don’t pass out with shock if you spot me leaving footprints in your part of the blogosphere!

🙂  Do have yourself a great day!

 

Birds

Lichenostomus penicillatus

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The crimson rosella is always about. He sampled some of my matured rosehips – now I’m glad I have been slack with the trimming. (Nikon D3000)

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Thanks for looking.

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Crimson Rosella

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This litle thornbill has led me a merry dance over the last week. Until this morning, I could never get a decent enough photo to identify what I was looking at. Very thrilled to capture it visiting the birdbath — just the two quick shots before it saw me.

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This thornbill is also known as the coastal thornbill or south-eastern thornbill as it is a little different from the inland species found on the other side of the Great Dividing Range. Also found in Tasmania. At about 10cm, there is not much difference between the male and female. This one might be a juvenile as it has a duller red eye than the picture in my bird book (The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds).

Thanks for looking.

Do have a good day.   🙂

Birds

Brown Thornbill

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