Wednesday, January 5, 2011

World Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - White-Plumed Honeyeater


Nothing spectacular today, just a White-Plumed Honeyeater,
Lichenostomus penicillatus, that spends its summers on our
farm darting around at high speed.


photographed in our wild wood across the creek with shadows
everywhere.



For a better view it can be enlarged.

Thanks to World Birds Wednesday for providing this venue to show our birds,
and to Rambling Woods for Nature notes. Both can be accesses by clicking on
the respective Logos.

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18 comments:

  1. http://graceolsson.com/blogJanuary 5, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    GREAT SHOTS

    DID I SAY WHAT I WISH U IN 2011??????

    SIMPLY..BE HAPPY

    http://graceolsson.com/blog/2011/01/nowadays/

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  2. UnknownJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Hey now, even his name is exotic. Boom & Gary of The Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. The Weaver of GrassJanuary 5, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Not spectacular Arija - my goodness me, he would be if he arrived in my garden!

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  4. The Weaver of GrassJanuary 5, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Not spectacular Arija - my goodness me, he would be if he arrived in my garden!

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  5. Empty NesterJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Beautiful bird and captures.

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  6. mickJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    That's a bird I have never seen! Nice photos - it's never easy to get good ones when the bird is in amongst the branches.

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  7. Mary Howell CromerJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Happy New Year Arija, lovely little bird images~ I have been bummed up with a very bad knee for some time now and then computer and phones were out 4 days. Hoping things begin to get better quickly~

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  8. theconstantwalkerJanuary 5, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Beautiful birds. Well captured

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  9. NatureFootstepJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    to me it is not "just a" as we don´t have any honeyeaters. It is nice to see them.

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  10. BarbJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Seeing your birds is a treat, Arija - esp. since you can identify them for us.

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  11. SondraJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Very cool bird---

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  12. SpringmanJanuary 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    You are so right! Enlarged a bit the exqusite detail you've captured really pops. You have a great eye and a great blog. ;-)WBW

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  13. GaelynJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Nice to see the summer visitors.

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  14. Martha ZJanuary 5, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    I always enjoy the birds that do not visit my part of the world. This one has a brush of green on wing and tail that is unusual in my area.

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  15. ???January 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    He's well camouflaged against the tree bark. Lovely bird I hadn't heard of before.

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  16. Rambling WoodsJanuary 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    I think it's wonderful to be able to see a bird enjoying some sunshine and warm weather.. beautiful.... hugs...Michelle

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  17. CarverJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    It looks great to me with the little bird and the blue sky as well as the yellow on the bark of the tree.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    I would call a White-Plumed Honeyeater something special - cause I've never seen one :-) nice photos!

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