One of my favourite birds is the Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, a colourful, gregarious bird with a very distinctive call. It has a confiding nature and the juveniles can be quite curious. When I made a phishing noise the young one photographed below came in closer for a look at me and then started to call. The Birdlife Australia site describes the call as jerky, musical “liquid and guttural gurgling jumble”. Looking at the bristles below the ear I noticed that there are a few yellow ones – the sign of a young bird. Now that I am often carrying recording gear. I hope to record the species quite soon. I have found an area of the southern section of Green’s Bush where I occasionally hear the species.
Young Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Greens Bush, Mornington Peninsula National Park, Vic,
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I enjoyed your photos! What beautiful feathers and colors on this bird! 😃
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Thanks Jill, any chance of you making something based on this bird? Happy to commission something…
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Hi Malt, what were you thinking? Please let me know. I am happy to try it in watercolor and color pencil if you’d like. What size are you thinking? I am flattered that you would ask me. 😃
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Hi Jill, something A4-ish size that I can frame for my home office. I love your abstract style so a happy interpretation of its great looks and gurgling sound – its a bit of a character.
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Thanks Malt! Are you thinking something that is more of a collage, like my weird birds? And I won’t charge for it, maybe we could do a trade? I enjoy your photos of birds! 😃
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thanks Jill, a mixed media style would be great, happy to trade or commission.
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Hi Malt, please email me at Jillkkuhn@comcast.net and so I can get your address. Thank you! 😊
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A great find and lovely shots Malt of these quite unique honeyeaters. We saw lots of them in the flowering ghost gums of Uluru around the resort early in the morning making their distinctive call. They have beautiful patterned plumage.
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thanks Ashley, we get them along the coast here, they seem to like the Banksia forests. I am always happy to add them to my day list when I hear that level call.
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