I’ve been away on holidays overseas and it’s taking me awhile to get through all the photos I took. However, I’m back to taking local photos now too.
This is an eastern spinebill in salvia in our garden. I love seeing the birds here all year round, even in winter, enjoying what our garden has to offer them.
A regular visitor to our garden it particularly loves the nectar from the Grevillea flower. I was fortunate not to be noticed in the shadow of a nearby tree, sufficiently, to get reasonable shots of this normally flighty bird.
I mentioned the Grevillea in my post yesterday on the Protea. Today I have shots of an Eastern Spinebill which is a small honey-eater, enjoying a Grevillea flower in our front garden. I can watch these from our office window but to get a good close up shot I have to be outside and much closer. They quickly flutter from flower to flower and will move off at an incredible speed if you startle them. I was fortunate that this one hung around long enough for me to get a couple of shots before it took off.
This cute little Grey Fantail let me follow it around the garden the other day and I was fortunate to capture a shot of it with its fantail on display. You have to be quick! And later I caught it in the birdbath having fun, although I couldn’t get very close for a better shot. An Eastern Spinebill is watching the Grey Fantail at the birdbath.
Our Camelias are out in full bloom and the Eastern Spinebills love them.
Belgrave, VIC, 3160
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Hi Kathie Never mind Kathie - that 2nd photo is a super image. congratulations on a great photoPeter Young on Visiting the park
Forgot to add my website such as it is. Cheers again Kathie, Awesome work. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128884981@N07/Peter Young on Visiting the park
Speak My mind!!!!! Okay AWESOME Kathie beautiful shots.Liz on Burnham Beeches
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