On Singing Honeyeaters

Often seen them on the coastal trees by Stingray Bay

Of light brown on head and back, yellow and white patches on cheek, brown tails and unders of streaked grey

Quite vocal for their size and they have a nice song

Once seen and once heard you never again get them wrong

Though not that fearful of humans they seem far from tame

Singing honeyeaters for them does seem an apt name

The female lays her eggs on outer fork of tree 

Of light pink with brown dots of two or three

They eat nectar on tree blossoms and tree insects as well

And apart from most other species they are not hard to tell

Quite distinctive birds with ways of their own

Throughout Australia they are widely known

On the coastal acacia trees by Stingray Bay

By people out walking they are seen and heard every day.