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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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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