Scarlet Honeyeater

Steve  Sass

Scarlet Honeyeater

The Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta is a small bird that inhabits rainforest, eucalypt forests and woodlands, paperbark swamps and heathlands of the east coast of NSW, most of the QLD coast and the far east of Victoria.

I captured this male working a Callistemon in a small gully near the shores of Twofold Bay early November 2009, south of Eden, on the NSW Far South Coast with a Canon EOS100D with a 150-500 @ 500 handheld.

Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.

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Scarlet Honeyeater by Steve  Sass
Scarlet Honeyeater by Steve  Sass
  • Moorey

    Moorey 24 days ago

    What a lovely bird. Great capture and nicely framed

  • Steve Sass replied 24 days ago

    thanks Linda

  • Baynanno1

    Baynanno1 24 days ago

    Pretty bird nicely framed by the Callistemon Steve.
    I haven’t come across one of these yet.

  • Steve Sass replied 24 days ago

    thanks for the comments. They are pretty elusive little guys, flitting around quickly, but if you closely check some Bottlebrush this time of year, you could be in luck! Dont forget, they camo in pretty well as you can see in my image…...........

  • Baynanno1

    Baynanno1 24 days ago

    I’ll keep my eyes open Steve. We have Callistemons and Grevilleas as well as some other natives at home that attract a variety of native birds. As time passes and the natives grow, more varieties of bird seem to appear throughout the years.

  • Steve Sass replied 24 days ago

    I am sure these would sneek through from time to time

  • Noelene Davies

    Noelene Davies 24 days ago

    What a pretty little bird Steve, beautifully captured.

  • Steve Sass replied 23 days ago

    thanks Noelene

  • Nick Hunt

    Nick Hunt 24 days ago

    Great shot, lovely bird.

  • Steve Sass replied 23 days ago

    cheers Nick

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay 24 days ago

    Gorgeous Steve! So beautifully framed too, a fave for me :D

  • Steve Sass replied 23 days ago

    thanks Tai, nice to have you drop in!

  • helmutk

    helmutk 15 days ago

    Nice capture Steve !

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