Golden Bird with Black Velvet Throat
Channel: zuditaka
Date: 12/07/2014

White-eared Honeyeater Sips Sugar Syrup

Today the White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis) sat and posed for me. One of those special moments. Sometimes I am lucky to get some good footage; and sometimes I am not. It all depends on whether the  "intelligent focus" is acting intelligently or not; and also how long the flitting birds can be caught holding still for. They don't stay in one spot for very long at all. 

This bird has a beautiful golden chest and black velvet throat; and white ermine earmuffs. It is becoming as cheeky as it is shy; and even approached me quite closely as I was tying up the bottle of sugar water.

You can make a simple nectar bird feeder like this, as I did. Simply take an empty plastic sports drink bottle. Fill it with your sugar solution. Invert the bottle and loosen the lid until the bottle drips when it is moved slightly. Tie the bottle (upside down) amongst some twigs and branches of a tree. Attach a bright red-coloured flower--or plastic flower--to catch the bird's attention. I used red gumblossom; and also a piece of red ribbon. 

Now just sit back and wait. Eventually a honeyeating bird will roll up and avail itself of the sweet goodies to be had. Should suit American hummingbirds as much as Australian honeyeaters!

Thanks for (bird)watching!

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