This male Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta) was photographed in bushland
beside Tallebudgera Creek. Only a tiny bird, growing to just 11cm or about 4" from tip to
tail. Their range is down the entire eastern coastal regions of Australia. As with many bird
species, the female is not as boldly coloured as the male.

400mm    1/500sec    f/5.6    ISO/100    Flash:no   Metering:Evaluative   Exposure: Aperture


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Jan Amato
01 Jul 2009, 20:22
Great lighting and detail Alan and clear and sharp. I like the catch light in his eye, well done.
Jan
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tom boleyn
12 Jan 2012, 00:29
great photo - not so great poem - you need a coach!!
FRAN
12 Jan 2012, 02:48
Who needs a coach for his poems when he can get photo's like these? What Alan may need is a contract from a publisher for a calendar or book.
Alan
12 Jan 2012, 03:17
@ Tom,
Thanks Tom :) I'm pleased you like the picture, and as for the poem, I try :)
Alan
12 Jan 2012, 03:19
@ Fran,
Thanks for being so kind :) I'm pleased that you appreciate this pretty bird :)
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Scarlet Honeyeater




Honeyeater O Honeyeater
all dressed up in colour
of scarlet black and white
you paint a pretty picture
whenever you alight

Honeyeater O Honeyeater
looking all around
you flit from bloom to bloom
hoping for to find
sweet nectar to consume

Honeyeater O Honeyeater
the woods are a melody
with songs so pure and sweet
to listen to your music
is for my heart, a treat

by alan fear

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