Yellow or orange on the forehead of a Honeyeater (or other bird)
indicates that it is covered with pollen. It has pushed its head into a
nectar-providing flower and it will pollinate the next flower it seeks
nectar from.
The oddest thing I ever saw was a male Mistletoe-bird with pollen all
over its head and on the breast as well.
Anthea Fleming
On 30/01/2013 7:31 PM, Carl Weber wrote:
Hi All,
An old colleague sent these photos of unusual colouring in a New Holland
honeyeater. Please refer to the link below. The pics were taken in early
January in a garden in Kingston, Tasmania.
The photographer suspects that there may be more than one of these.
Comments/explanations would be most welcome.
Carl Weber
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