Blue-faced Honyeaters

BLUE-FACED HONEYEATERS Entomyzon cyanotis

There were a number of honeyeaters about this morning.












My neighbour has a beautiful garden and at this time there is a glorious protea in heavy flower.

The big honeyeaters are attracted to feast on these large flowers.

Among this group was a young bird with plenty of cheek. This adolescent bird had a beautiful green-yellow eye ring, unlike the adult birds which have vivid blue patches on the bare skin around the eye.








Despite the name honeyeater, these birds are omnivorous and can be quite aggressive in their hunt for food. They will feed on nectar, fruits, insects, the eggs and young of other birds as well as small reptiles. They can often be seen foraging along bark of trees, tearing off shreds in the search for whatever might be living underneath.