White-plumed Honeyeater

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rawshorty
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White-plumed Honeyeater

Any ideas on the black bar on the forehead?

timrp
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Wow. I've never seen anything like that before!

Woko
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It seems to have rubbed against something greasy. Is there a nearby water or nectar source which would require the bird to rub against a tap or windmill etc in order to gain access? If so then there are probably other birds in the area, especially honeyeaters, with similar mark or marks.

rawshorty
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Woko wrote:

It seems to have rubbed against something greasy. Is there a nearby water or nectar source which would require the bird to rub against a tap or windmill etc in order to gain access? If so then there are probably other birds in the area, especially honeyeaters, with similar mark or marks.

No, it is a natural wetland area. It is very uniform so i would discount something that someone has done? No other birds display this marking.

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Woko
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Well, Shorty, that seems to have stuffed my notion.

lorne.johnson@d...
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Looks like some trickster has drawn a texta mark on it! Weird stuff. Maybe you've found a rare subspecies! Cool photo. LJ

rawshorty
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Woko wrote:

Well, Shorty, that seems to have stuffed my notion.

Maybe not, he is a bird after all and could fly a long way to access something like you describe.

Looking at it again this morning i can see the black is at the base of the beak as well, so your theory does seem logical.

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