White-naped Honeyeater

(Melithreptus lunatus) “The white-naped honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert’s honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania.” – Wikipedia Back to…

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Little Corella

(Cacatua sanguinea) “The little corella, also known as the bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, short-billed corella, little cockatoo, and blue-eyed cockatoo, is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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White-faced Heron

(Egretta novaehollandiae) “The white-faced heron also known as the white-fronted heron, and incorrectly as the grey heron, or blue crane, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, and all but the driest areas of Australia.” – Wikipedia Back…

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