Last night I went back to the same spot with my binocs.
There on the wire, hawking for insects, was a similar bird. Very upright
stance, long tail hanging down, the back was, I saw, a dark brown faintly
streaked, the front was a dirty white - not pure white. The size rather
smaller than an Australian Magpie, and just behind the eye was a red wattle.
The bird was a Red Wattlebird.
If I need an excuse for not identifying one of the half dozen really common
Perth birds, it must be that one doesn't expect a Honeyeater to take on the
ecological role of a Tyrant Flycatcher - it does not occur in my home town
of Brisbane.
On the whole I think that my description is not bad for a quick drive past
and I will take it as a warning to be very careful of birds seen from moving
vehicles - which is another story.
Thanks to all who sent suggestions - the Black and White threw people - but
that's what it looked to me.
Best Regards
Tim Murphy
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