PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Meliphaga lewinii  

Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Inskip Point, QLD (Mar, 2010)

This bird is like the burglar alarm of the forest. How often are you quietly moving through the bush, trying to sneak up on some unsuspecting feathered delight, when Mr Blabbermouth here lets loose with his distinctive alarm call, alerting every living creature within cooee to your presence?

Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)

Lewin's Honeyeater

Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)

Lewin's Honeyeater

Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)

Lewin's Honeyeater

Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)

Lewin's Honeyeater