Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Eastern Spinebill


One of my absolute favourites among our garden visitors is the pretty little Eastern Spinebill - Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris - a very long name for a shy little honeyeater. They are busy feeders, loving the native nectar flowers like grevillea and Epacris, but in our garden preferring the long tubular fuchsias and salvias.

We love watching them hanging upside down feeding from the drooping fuchsias or hovering like humming birds as they feed. In spring they become quite bold, collecting cobwebs from the eaves of our veranda just a couple of metres from where we sit.












Liz Needle

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13 comments:

  1. Rambling WoodsThursday, 31 May, 2018

    Welcome to Nature Notes Liz. I love to visit other countries as we are all nature lovers, but I get to see different wildlife and plants. This is a bird I had not heard of, but it sounds like a real character...Thank you for linking in...Michelle

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  2. eileeninmdThursday, 31 May, 2018

    Hello, the Spinebill is a beautiful birds. They sound like fun birds to watch. Great photos. Enjoy your day!

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  3. betty-NZThursday, 31 May, 2018

    What a pretty creature. Your photos are really great.

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  4. aspiritofsimplicityThursday, 31 May, 2018

    Beautiful birds!

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  5. kidcandoodleThursday, 31 May, 2018

    Love the one w/ the spread wings, amazing shots!

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  6. A Colorful WorldFriday, 01 June, 2018

    What a lovely bird! Upside down no less! :-) Loved shot # 5...wow!

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  7. Rambling WoodsFriday, 01 June, 2018

    Sorry about the confusion Liz... The photo collage and the link list at the top of this week's Nature Notes are a list from last week's Nature Notes and the linky is at the bottom of the page and opens a new page as you did sign up. Sorry it has been almost 9 years for Nature Notes and I forget that not everyone is used to it...Michelle

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  8. Spare Parts and PicsFriday, 01 June, 2018

    I don't think I've ever seen a bird feed upside down like that! Wonderful photos!!

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  9. MichelleFriday, 01 June, 2018

    What a lovely bird and I like its curved bill.

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  10. NCSueFriday, 01 June, 2018

    Thanks for sharing your birds with our birds at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/05/check-our-catbirds.html

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  11. Kay L. DaviesSaturday, 02 June, 2018

    What a delightful little bird. It's new to me, so I'm going to check it out online. Meanwhile, thank you for the introduction!
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  12. AngieSaturday, 02 June, 2018

    New to me as well. A lovely, delicate bird.

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  13. Adam JonesMonday, 04 June, 2018

    What a fabulous looking bird! Great pictures.

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