Yesterday, I wrote about the beautiful but critically endangered Regent Honeyeater. Today, we have one of his much more common cousins, the White-cheeked Honeyeater.
Like all honeyeaters, this one feeds mainly on nectar. It’s bright yellow patch and loud, clear whistle are seen and heard all over eastern Australia, and in the southwest corner of the country, as well. I took this photo on Fraser Island (which is an ecological marvel itself; worthy of inclusion on any itinerary!)
As I wrote yesterday, there are 187 species of honeyeaters. They all live in Australia and other islands in the southwest Pacific. But they’re not all called honeyeaters. And next time, I’ll show you a member of the family named for one of its peculiar physical characteristics.
