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Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:47 pm**

Tim

p.s. Insects to come sooner or later

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:33 pm**

Tim ........ I cannot see the pix's.......

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:08 pm**

Should be now fixed Bernie

Tim

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:58 pm**

Looks like a Brown Honeyeater (Male) in breeding state.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:04 pm**

Spot on Kipper

Great shots again Tim - glad you went out and took some shots for me

They are so clear they almost look like set up shots - the perfect blue background

Thank you my sweet - what shots do I get tomorrow?????

Hugs
Rel

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:18 pm**

Thanks for the id.. i always thought they were yellow eared honeyeaters..

Rel.. your just going to have to wait till tomorrow!

Tim

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:39 pm**

The male is distinguishable from the female during breeding because it has a black gape (the bit of the beak that joins to the head just below the eye). During non-breeding the male has a yellow/buff colored gape like the female has all year round. Btw, I've got a few ID books here in the UK (3 books, 1 of which was a gift from the RSPB for joining), none seem to be as good as the Aussie ones. What I find these books tend to give you a description of the environment but expect you to know it, where Simspons has all that in the back. Also they don't include any information on breeding seasons or nest descriptions etc. So you have no idea about that!

Sorry a bit OT there!

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:23 pm**

Tim, can I ask which lens was used for these? It is as sharp as the 90mm Tamron shots of the bee s I have just looked at.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:31 pm**

No worries, some good info there, i wont be writing to my UK relatives for bird books :lol:

Dargan: its with my sigma 70-200 with 2x teleconvertor

Tim

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