Hello,
I'm learning about the birds in my backyard but I can't positively ID the ones in the photos attached...
Is the little bird in the first image a female Scarlet Honeyeater? If not an identification would be appreciated.
Is the second bird a Brown Honeyeater?
Is the third a White-Throated or White-Naped Honeyeater (or neither)?
I have no idea at all about the last one...
I live on acreage just (30km) north-west of Brisbane.
Thanks
Ron
Of course I can count...Four Honeyeaters for ID :)
G'day Ron, I'm new here and from WA but believe your right with your Honeyeater identifications.
1, female Scarlet, 2 Brown, 3 White-throated,
I would think that 4 is also a Brown Honeyeater.
Cheers Murray
I'll 2nd what Murray said.
Nice photos - good work on the ids too
Thanks to you all for your time. I'm happy to have been not too far out with the ID's.
As for the photos WhistlingDuck - I find getting good clear focus is the hard part. Most of my (amateur) efforts over the years have been on large things that are far away and don’t move (like mountains). Birds are tiny little things, within metres and they never stay still. I have to focus manually at present as my aging sigma 28-200 lens always sets the autofocus in front of the subject at all distances especially when on maximum zoom. Perhaps I need another lens…Having said that, it is a pleasant diversion and does provide a bit of a challenge. Sometimes it works really well - others not so much. I'm getting quite a collection of almost but not quite in focus bird pictures!
Cheers
Ron
Relying on manual focus on those small birds is certainly adding an extra challenge !