Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)  ◔‿◔
Channel: zuditaka
Date: 27/05/2014

We've already done videos of the White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis) sipping nectar from sports bottle. But what is the larger honeyeater featured in this video called? If you know, please tell me, as I am yet to identify it for certain. It makes a "tick tock" sound rather like a clock.

I often sit patiently with the camera; waiting for the honeyeaters to arrive. Sometimes I am lucky to get some good footage; and sometimes I am not. It all depends on if the "intelligent focus" is not acting unintelligent; 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.)

Today I spent ages outside, and finally got some great footage of this new "tick tock" honeyeater I hadn't filmed sipping nectar before. Only problem was I found out that I had only turned the camera on when I had finished "filming". Very disappointing to find a black screen. So this later footage of the "tick tock" honeyeater is not my best work done today. (That disappeared into thin air!)

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 kalanchoe redbell flowers; 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 watching!

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