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Scarlet Honeyeater

Scarlet Honeyeater (Image ID 28065)
Photographed byBill Harding on Sun 29th Oct, 2017 and uploaded on Wed 1st Nov, 2017 .
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ID28065
CommentFive minutes before posting this photo I received and read the Birdlife Australia November e-news, in particular the article about the invasion of Scarlet Honeyeaters. This article informed readers that these beautiful little birds are showing up in unexpected places, particularly in Victoria. Having read that a few vagrants have wandered as far as Chiltern, I decided to post two photos I took (including one 15 minutes before reading the article) to show that they have also wandered into my backyard in Wodonga. For the past week I have heard a high pitched call that I could not recognise. On Saturday sitting on my deck, I thought my eyes were playing up - as the red bottle brushes just coming into bloom seemed to be moving around. Then, I heard the call and realised that what I was seeing moving were the red heads of a few Scarlet Honeyeaters foraging for nectar. I was pleasantly surprised, as this was my first sighting ever of these little gems.
EquipmentCanon 7D Mark II with Canon 600mm f/4L USM non IS lens at 600mm, 1/500 sec, f5, ISO 320 on tripod.
LocationWodonga, Victoria
Keywordsmale
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