Rare Bird - Somewhere in the world I'm sure.

[HansE]

I actually put a fake eye on this bird as you couldn't see it at all. It was having a whale of a time getting a feed from the flowers.
You just can't make out an eye.Do you bird watchers add one? Took about 20 pictures only have a couple worth looking at he moved about quite quickly getting into the flowers.

[Sully]

Looks like a Noisy Minor Hans

[Isac]

Definitely a Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) from the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia. I saw quite a few in South Australia on my last visit in 2014. The tree is a Princess Tree or Empress Tree and also goes by Paulownia. It's grown in plantations in 4 states in Australia and they call it Australian Paulownia, used in the marine circles, surfboards etc.

[HansE]

Thanks Isac
I had looked that up years ago when I saw a plantation in Northen NSW. I had forgotten the name. Also wasn't aware of what they were used for. Thought people may have smoked them because they had those sort of leaves.

[Isac]

I wouldn't know about that HansE.

[avkomp]

yep, I hear they pretty rare down antartica way. as for the eye, if you can you just try to shoot in good light. no eye details and I mainly ditch the pix. unless is a pic I dont have of course

[HansE]

Ok so you can see a very rare eye in this one which I didn't put in. Picture seems ok except for the way the bird is posed with its head rotated away.