Wednesday, December 1, 2010

World Bird Wednesday ~ New Holland Honeyeater


New Holland Honeyeater, Philydonyris novaehollandiae,
feeding on a Grevillea bush.


Spotted in Port Elliot, South Australia after a lovely lunch at
the local hotel.


He happily foraged, while I just as happily photographed.



So nice of him to strike a pose for me.

Click on the Logo at right and see a wealth of birds.

14 comments:

  1. What a pretty bird! I find that birds in other parts of the world are often so colorful.Thanks for sharing this one.
    Blessings,Ruth

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a spectacular bird! Just lovely. I'm glad you posted this. I will probably never seen one of these.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Such a lovely, colorful bird! Just one more bit of beauty from your wonderful world! Thanks as always, Arija, for sharing that beauty with us! Enjoy your weekend!

    Sylvia

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a beautiful bird! And capture, I might add! I love it when they act like they're posing for the camera.

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a stunning bird! A real beauty.

    ReplyDelete
  6. WOW, such a stunner and the perfect moment to be where you were.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I like these photos very much, especially the last one. Not only this colorful bird is lovely and beautiful but it is the bush as well that attracted me with its interesting and beautiful red flowers. I've never seen such burd and bush before.

    ReplyDelete
  8. A New Holland Honeyeater!?!
    What a fabulous bird to share. What is the bush or is it a tree? Talk about having a studio shot! The detail and setting is tremendous! Also your Skywatch post also deserves special praise. It is indeed a great blessing for writers and photographers to be able to share their talents through the blogosphere. People communicating with people through out the world with out the filter of government or business. I like it!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I have never seen him before. An extraordinary bird posing for you and us;-) Hugs from Luzia.

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a beauty with its white tufts and yellow accents. Almost like a fancy tuxedo.

    ReplyDelete
  11. what a cool bird! he's got some really cool colors, hardly looks real. I like 'em!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Great bird! I haven't seen one of those before.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Such a strikingly beautiful bird! I love honeyeaters - and Grevilleas :D
    Thank you Arija

    ReplyDelete