New Holland Honeyeaters For Them

Small birds one does see often though not every day
Who defend their territory in an aggressive way
To their patch they never welcome other nectar eaters as a friend
With aggression their flowering trees they do defend

Mostly dark brown and grey with wing patches of gold
They are quite attractive birds for to behold
In a straggly cup nest of bark on fork of low branch of prickly bush or tree
The female lay pale pink spotted spotted eggs of two or three

Cautious but not shy of humans to most other birds they almost seem tame
New holland honeyeaters for them is their common name
Within their range in small flocks in numbers they abound
With their crackling calls they warn other birds if predators are around

On my walks they are birds that i often do see
With their long thin bills probing for nectar on every flowering bush and tree
Quite aggressive little honeyeaters with ways of their own
Within their range to lovers of Nature they are quite well known.