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Geoffrey Dabb came (again) to visit and photograph
my famous little bird during the week and we talked about whether it would
respond to playback of its call. He suggested that honeyeaters generally don't
respond. About 2 hours ago I had a try, using the BOCA tape of the
White-fronted Honeyeater played on my cassette player. Hard to say if there was
any response but I suspect not. It flitted around, chased away a
Silvereye and appeared to look in the right direction. But it did not call
at all in direct response. After many repeats of the bit of tape and then
switching it off, it did call a lot, with the toc call. Then stayed sitting
quietly for the next 15 minutes or so. But then again, that is hardly any
different from any other period of watching it. In the morning I watched it
come down to the pond in the neighbour's yard (not visible from the path). It
seemed to want to bathe or drink but as it hopped along the edge of the pond a
Satin Bowerbird chased it off and it departed over the roof of the
house.
Philip Veerman
24 Castley
Circuit
KAMBAH ACT 2902
Phone. 02 - 62314041
(M) 0411
716177
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