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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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We have a small family of these nomads visiting at present.
At first I thought the hunting group was only Red Wattlebirds, but not so as the smaller birds darted out grabbed a beakful and slipped back to the treeline.
Another life list addition for me. There were several of these ducks in the wetlands in the resort although I never got very close to them.
They are a very striking duck with their white cheeks and red cere at the base of the bill.
Image created on Feb 10, 2019 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Cropped for composition.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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In about a week these birds cleared the bushes of berries, and then, with the food run out, they moved on elsewhere
A lifer for me in the Old Sneydes Rd area this morning. A bird that I went looking for at another local site a few months ago without success.
Silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) are residents of the tall evergreen forests of East Africa. In Malawi it is threatened by habitat destruction but it remains fairly common. The female has the smaller, greyed casque and a pink eye-ring.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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A small family of these nomads are wintering over nearby at present
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High speed air agility makes use of every feather available
The spiny-cheeked honeyeater is the only species in the genus Acanthagenys. It is large, for a honeyeater, ranging from 22 to 27 centimeters and weighing around 52 grams.
This Image was captured in the Bunya Mountains Region.
Spiiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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First a quote
Master Po : Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Young Caine : [looking down and seeing the insect] Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Master Po : Young man, how is it that you do not?
When I was following the Honeyeater as it approached the tree, I had no idea there was a second bird among the leaves.
It wan't until after I pressed the shutter and looked that I saw the bird as it protested the intrusion on its rest spot.
It is not Amazing to see these things, what is Amazing is to Not See them.
The birds with the common name Fulvetta as a group are not as colourful as other members of the Laughingthrushes and allies family, as attested to by this image of a Brown-cheeked Fulvetta. This individual was seen at a hide (blind) in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi province, Thailand.
Snowshoeing on a cold day in fresh powder along the Niagara Escarpment's Sydenham River to the base of a thundering 18 meter waterfall is sure to give you rosy cheeks!
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We must be graced with significant number of these visitors at present.
This one was hunting in the late afternoon light at a nearby park.
Here's another image I captured a couple of days ago of a White cheeked Honeyeater enjoying some fresh pollen from this bush.
It was defending its blooms vigorously every time another bird tried to join in the feed.
Hope you like this better view of the birds markings and colors.
Thanks for any comments, views or favorites - always appreciated!!
Wishing you a wonderful day and weekend ahead!!
Melanerpes pucherani
Selva Verde, Costa Rica.
This is a male bird, the female having much reduced red on the head.
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This chipmunk is constantly filling its cheeks with birdseed, then running off to hide them! This seems to be its full time job! LoL! Its cheeks can triple this size, it's amazing to watch!
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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One of several that were hunting airborne insects
Take off, grab food, turn, and land. One neat motion.