Got these two shots from the same session as the Yellow-faced Honeyeater. There were also Lewin's and Fuscous Honeyeaters around, along with Superb Fairy Wrens, Red-browed Finches and several types of Thornbill.
Le Drain, as I have christened it, is proving very fruitful. It is just an open drain on the side of a dead end dirt road running through sclerophyll woodland.
OK, back to the White-naped Honeyeaters.
These two birds appear similar except for the wattle around the eye, the red wattle being the norm and the yellow seemingly quite out of character. The immature, or juvenile W-nH, from my searching, has a pink wattle so I'm a tad confused. The only close relative I could find with a yellow wattle is the Brown-headed Honeyeater, but this little dude sure has a very black head.
Anyway, here are the two shots.
I think the second photograph is the same species but just an immature bird. I have just bought a new field guide (The Graham Pizzey and Frank Night Field Guide to Australian Birds) my other book was too vauge.
Samford Valley Qld.
Great photos Cage
M-L
Cheers Reflex.
Richard the Bird Nerd on AP has also just confirmed the same thing. My Slater's shows the young bird with a pinkish eye crescent. Oh well, mystery solved.
Thank you for the nice comment Araminrta.
Cheers
Cage
Hunter Valley NSW