Everyone wants a drink all at once – 90 seconds of rush hour, three species of Australian birds

Most honeyeaters have tongues with filaments down the sides which they use while drinking to move water towards the rear of their mouths. There's a lot of tongue action when honeyeaters drink and all of the birds here are honeyeaters. There are four Blue-faced Honeyeaters to kick off. The closest one with the khaki eye paches is a youngster. To its left is a sub-adult with aqua eye patches. The two at the back seem to be full adults. Next up is the first Noisy Friarbird and a second joins at 1:05. Black head, big casque (lump) on its beak...striking bird. It's joined at 0:36 by a relative, a Little Friarbird – and more arrive soon after. There are four species of Friarbird in Australia – the Little is the smallest and the only one with feathers on its head. Friarbirds are honeyeaters so nectar and insects are the bulk of their diets. Cheers folks! If you'd like to support the channel you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/mybackyardyt