Thursday, April 28, 2011

Helpful handful of honeyeaters

Bird counts in Tyto showing a slow rise, with a handful of honeyeater species helping boost numbers. Hard to miss noisy groups of Yellow Honeyeaters (Lichenostomus flavus).


Also found in small bands at times and good guides to pythons, White-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus unicolor).


Building up after almost vanishing from the wetlands after Yasi, Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta).
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5 comments:

  1. Kah-Wai LinApril 28, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Lovely capture!

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  2. Tyto TonyApril 29, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Man thanks. I like your pix too.

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  3. Denis WilsonMay 1, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Hi Tony
    Interesting that some of your Honeyeaters are Python alarms.
    With the Browns building back up in numbers - do you think they were blown away, or was it habitat damage. The number build up surely cannot yet be breeding recovery, can it?
    Cheers
    Denis

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  4. Tyto TonyMay 1, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Hi Denis: Mainly habitat damage, I think. Suburban gardens suffered less and became even more attractive than usual for Browns.

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  5. GouldiaeMay 2, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    G'day Tony,
    It's nice that they're on the way back. Resilient aren't they? The wetter than usual summer down here seems to be producing a few rising numbers in some species, too.
    PW

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