W is for ... Wattle Bird

The Red Wattle Bird also known as Barkingbird or Gillbird, is a honeyeater; a group of birds found mainly in Australia and New Guinea which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. The tongue is flicked rapidly and repeatedly into a flower, the upper mandible then compressing any liquid out when the bill is closed.
The Red Wattlebird is a large (up to 35 cm) grey-brown honeyeater with red eyes, distinctive red Wattles either side of the neck and white streaks on the chest and belly, which reveals a bright yellow patch towards the tail. Juveniles are generally less flamboyant, with less prominent wattles and browner eyes.
(Wikipedia)

Not an easy bird to blip they don't stay in one place long enough.
This one I spotted in the park, he gave me the slip a few times this is the best shot I could get of him.
A much cooler day today 33C, still no sign of rain..


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