Scarlet Honeyeater

Pastel on Pastelmat Board ($POA)

Image size 46 cm H x 66 cm W

The tiny Scarlet Honeyeater’s range extends along the east coast of Australia. As with most Australian birds, the male is the showier of the two, with brilliant red coloration on the face and back. The female, in contrast, is pale brown-grey.
This is no doubt to protect her, and her offspring in the nest, by being less obvious for predators. My artwork is aimed to highlight her petite beauty, as she props within a flourish of red grevillea, in the Northern Rivers area of NSW, awaiting a male to enthusiastically call out to her.