A SLIP OF THE TONGUE....

 Perhaps he was limbering up for his next meal of honey? Nevertheless, I was privy to a bit of tongue lashing from this brown honeyeater yesterday as I sat quietly in the garden, with my camera.  He then managed to delight me further by flying straight towards me, then seemed to hover for second before landing in a pot of basil above my head, none of which I captured, being too caught up in enjoying the spectacle until he took off out of sight.  

This is the same species of bird where I documented their nest in the shrub out front and subsequent hatching of 2 chicks a couple of years ago.
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Shortly afterward, while hanging out washing, I heard rustling in a neighbour's tree and rushed inside for the camera; just in case.  I was rewarded with this juvenile king parrot, not sure if male or female as both have the same colouring until adulthood when the male becomes a redhead.  It was difficult to capture because of the thick foliage and the cat insisting on jogging my arm looking for a pat (I was kneeling to get a view through the bushes).  Then the neighbour's dogs' barking chased him away.

Here is an adult male from a previous post.
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And to round off the weekend, a pair of pale headed rosellas came to visit, although they may have argued because this one flew off shortly afterwards.