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Myzomela sanguinolenta
One of the smallest Australian Honeyeater species, male has brilliant crimson red head, back and down chest graduating to flecks and then white underbody, wings black with white streaked edges, female dull grey, brown, lighter belly with some faint flecks of washed out pink. often seen only as a single bird or in pairs, but does congregate in small flocks at certain times of the year. bills are curved and long, shiny black.
East coast to eastern mountain range, woodland forest and river banks, particularly found on nectar producing native plants such as Callistemons, and enjoys red varieties best. These birds are also found on some east coast off shore islands and islands further afield.
Fast, small bird, seen all year round, but more common in larger groups during high flowering season of Callistemons in this area around Autumn/early winter, just before breeding season begins, and occassionally in spring when blossoms are abundant. Able to get very close to them on a certain bottlebrush shrub as each season they become more used to a human with a camera.
Spotted on May 10, 2012
Submitted on Nov 13, 2013
17 Comments
Thanks for your comments Leanne, Saarbrigger and outsidegirl0. Starting to see a few more around lately.
i love his bright red head! great job kd!
Wow, great shots.
Beautiful birds.
I like to see once one of them :-)
They're great pictures kd. You did well. I'll keep an eye out for sure :)
These are probably one of my most favourite as they are so delicate with such intense colour. I am lucky to have several bottlebrush (callistemon) species with very low branches flowering close to the ground which allows me closer access to the birds rather than only seeing them silhouetted against the skyline. Keep looking & listening for their call - it's high pitched & tinkling. They are very fast, so unless they're busy feeding they are difficult to photograph.
How beautiful! I've seen one of these, but from sooooo far away. What a beauty. Nice one kd :)
It's coming up to peak time for these little birds to be seen throughout eastern Australia in greater numbers as winter flowering plants start to produce nectar-filled blooms. The birds are around all year but April, May & June are months where they gather at flowers such as bottlebrush. If you're in Australia it's a bird to watch for, so small yet so beautiful (this is the male) with a song to match.
You're right Aisse G. They could almost be twins except someone switched the colour code. Bird feathers amaze me with the depth and intensity of colour. Humans can try but can never match it exactly.
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its cousin!
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Nice Pics kdpicturemaker
A belated welcome to Project Noah! Gorgeous bird!
Wow, beautiful!
A jewel in the forest!
Magnificent shots and spotting. Welcome to the project.
Welcome to Project Noah!!! What an absolutely stunning start to your collection. We'll look forward to seeing more of your shots. : )
WoW Very Beautiful!