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The Singing Honeyeater has a plain grey-brown upperbody, a distinctive black streak through the eye from the bill to the neck, bordered by a yellow streak below the eye grading into a white throat, and a white to grey underbody streaked dark grey-brown. There is a small, inconspicuous white ear-tuft, usually hidden by the yellow ear coverts (feathers). The bill is black and the eye is dark brown. Young birds are similar to adults, with a lighter forehead and crown and a narrower, duller face marking. This widely-distributed species is known for its pleasant voice and is usually seen in small noisy groups of five or six birds.
Such Singing in the Wild Branches
It was spring
and I finally heard him
among the first leaves––
then I saw him clutching the limb
in an island of shade
with his red-brown feathers
all trim and neat for the new year.
First, I stood still
and thought of nothing.
Then I began to listen.
Then I was filled with gladness––
and that’s when it happened,
when I seemed to float,
to be, myself, a wing or a tree––
and I began to understand
what the bird was saying,
and the sands in the glass
stopped
for a pure white moment
while gravity sprinkled upward
like rain, rising,
and in fact
it became difficult to tell just what it was that was singing––
it was the thrush for sure, but it seemed
not a single thrush, but himself, and all his brothers,
and also the trees around them,
as well as the gliding, long-tailed clouds
in the perfect blue sky–––all of them
were singing.
And, of course, so it seemed,
so was I.
Such soft and solemn and perfect music doesn’t last
For more than a few moments.
It’s one of those magical places wise people
like to talk about.
One of the things they say about it, that is true,
is that, once you’ve been there,
you’re there forever.
Listen, everyone has a chance.
Is it spring, is it morning?
Are there trees near you,
and does your own soul need comforting?
Quick, then––open the door and fly on your heavy feet; the song
may already be drifting away.
-Mary Oliver
I participated in a "big sit" today. This is apparently a world-wide event where teams of birders stay in one location and see how many different bird species they can see in a single day. Our "A" team was in the morning and by the time I arrived a little before 11:00 a.m., they had seen approximately 90 species. In the two hours I was there, our team saw 1, that's right, 1, new species for the day. But I had a chance to see some favorites up close and personal. This is a California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum, Baywood Park, California.
At my sister's today. Singing as I got out of my car by the small Holly tree it was in, dull so taken with flash
Singing Honeyeater
(Lichenostomus virescens
Meliphagidae).
The Singing Honeyeater is one of Australia’s most widespread species of honeyeater, occurring from the shores of Bass Strait north to Melville Island in the Top End. It inhabits many different shrubby habitats, ranging from salt-pruned coastal scrub, to desert acacia shrublands, to stunted tropical monsoon forest, and various other shrubby landscapes in between. They usually forage in the shrubs, taking insects from the foliage and nectar from the flowers, and they also build their delicately woven nests among the foliage of shrubs. (From Birdlife Australia)
Captured at Thargomindah near the Bulloo River at Thargomindah. Taken during my recent trip to Thargomindah, South West, Queensland.
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Rondeau Provincial Park, May 30/16
Thanks to Steve Charbonneau who knocked on the door this morning and asked if we would like to see a Kentucky warbler.
Obviously we said yes.
Steve took us right to it and it sat in the open signing away.
A real rarity at Rondeau.
Geothlypis formosa
Unlike most songbirds, a male Kentucky Warbler appears to sing only one song type. He will sing the same one throughout his life. Although counter-singing males do not match each other's song types the way many bird species do, a male may match the pitch of a competitor's song.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Probably my greatest tribute to the Bionicle franchise yet, in 2007 a fearsome creature was unleashed from the depths of the sea.
Today it rise again. I present you : the Singing Squid.
Realized as a side piece for the #Bionicle20ans project.
Inspired by this marketing masterpiece : www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPH2QEC6cPw
Fear it.
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
I heard this lovely male
house sparrow singing sweetly! this gave away his position!
Lucky old me yesterday getting his image at Windmill Hill, City Farm, Bedminster, Bristol.
by Sean Walsh.
The really cool yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), in Masai Mara three months ago.
I will spend the day singing myself, with my gospel choir in Stavanger and the great Swedish artist Samuel Ljungblahd.
Have a nice Sunday!
(Gulnebbstork in Norwegian)
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This guy was singing quite loudly it helped me locate him in the tree. This has not been cropped. The more I use this camera the more I love it!
Aktuelles Foto meiner Singings-Buchrücken xD
Jasmine fehlt -.-
(hatte das im Store mal wieder falsch eingeschätzt.... jetzt ist sie weg -.- ) - aber die krieg ich auch noch xD
The words "singing" and "Nashville" are synonymous, and this Nashville Warbler carries on the tradition.
With all of 5 minutes of sunshine today my little robin made the most of it on his favourite perch and sang his heart out. Beautiful.
Thank you to my little robin for singing his heart out so beautifully and a massive thank you to everyone for looking, commenting and for clicking that wee star. It is brilliant that this image made Explore on the 12th of December 2013. I must treat this robin to extra buggy nibbles today!
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Not good photography weather again so i have been out to see my favorite friendly robin. Always willing to sing for food.
The weather today was so much better than yesterday so we walked Ruby in the sunshine down to Sicklehatch Lane and then back through the woods. Just four images of birds two of a singing Thrush one of a Jackdaw and one of a Robin that stayed put even though we got really close.
Not been out much due to the poor weather, but spotted this little beauty singing its heart out on a family walk this morning
The old building was empty as Reina ran through it... but it wasn’t quiet. The ghosts were singing 🎶
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Angelphilia Yurino <3
There seems to be a trend for these brutal looking sculptures that look great viewed from a distance but up close I'm not so sure.
Perhaps silhouetted against a sunrise, sunset or night sky might be worth a try in the future.
Last year I finally saw a singing female cardinal, though I noticed that she sang a very simple song. This girl was singing a complex song just like the boys. A male landed in the tree near her soon after I took her photo, but I didn't manage to get both in one shot. He might have been encouraging her to move away because I had seen her; male cardinals do that for their family members.