PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Anthochaera carnunculata  

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Castlemaine, VIC (Oct, 2014)

I was at Castlemaine in the Botanical Gardens searching for butterflies.

A Red Wattlebird pulled up in a tree beside me with a moth in its bill.

Nope, that's a moth, not a butterfly. And then the Red Wattlebird ate it.

Not very helpful.

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)

Red Wattlebird

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)

Not Very Helpful

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)

Red Wattlebird

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)

Red Wattlebird

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carnunculata)

Red Wattlebird