Alfred Cove Nature Reserve - Perth

A great spot to see wading birds in Perth - many of them are migratory and there is even a resident Osprey!

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Singing Honeyeater

The Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens) is a small bird found in Australia, and is part of the honeyeater family. Although it is common there, it is not very well known in other places.

Red Wattlebird

The Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata), also known as Barkingbird or Gillbird, is a honeyeater; a group of birds found mainly in Australia and New Guinea which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. The tongue is flicked rapidly and repeatedly into a flower, the upper mandible then compressing any liquid out when the ...more ↓

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