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…
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The Eastern Spinebill
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.
Eastern Spinebill and Grevillea
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…
Grey Fantail having fun
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. …
Eastern Spinebill in the Camelia bush
Our Camelias are out in full bloom and the Eastern Spinebills love them.
More of the Eastern Spinebill
I spied it on the Banksia the other day. It was so interested in the Banksia that it didn’t notice me till I got too close – gradually getting closer to this bird.
Eastern Spinebill
And just one more shot of this beautifully marked bird.
Eastern Spinebill
This is the most common way to see this bird – upside down!
Eastern Spinebill
It’s taken me many weeks but I’ve finally successfully got pictures of this small bird as it flits around our garden.