Arthur,we do get the blue faced honeyeaters,on occasions,but generally they are not common.Yes they do stand up to the miners.Miners here actually chase the pale headed rosellas around,but the king parrots have the better of them,as do the Rainbows.
We had whip birds breeding last year,but eventually the miners chased them away as well:(
Back to bird pics,Bytemrk,those are pretty good.

