Bird Watching: More birds from Down Under, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
The warning sound the Singing Honeyeater makes is a trilling noise, not dissimilar to an umpires whistle. In this photo a little bit of orange-yellow can be seen protruding from the end of it beak. This is a small portion of the tongue, which is feathered at the tip to aid extracting nectar, often from deep within flowers.

In past years we've raised many baby Honeyeaters that often well-meaning people have "rescued", when in fact the baby didn't need to be rescued at all and would have been fine if left alone. They are the sweetest little birds imaginable.