At sunset yesterday I noticed our flocks of small birds darting in and out of the Silver Princess gum-trees. Some were picking off insects, others were after nectar from the blossoms. The nectar-eaters are easier to photograph since they stay at the blossom while their long tongues draw up the sweet sustenance. Insect eaters are there and gone, before I can even squeeze the trigger! The first photos are of the Yellow-faced Honeyeater
yellow faced honeyeater at the blossom
yellow faced honeyeater
Our two most numerous honeyeaters tended to vie for position at the blossoms, but even though the New Holland Honeyeater is smaller it was not outdone by larger birds.
new holland honeyeater waiting his turn
getting the goodies
and from beneath!
At first I thought these were Little Wattlebirds, but their back colouring is wrong, or is it the later afternoon light confusing me? No I am right, this is a female Olive-backed Oriole
female olive-backed oriole feeding
displaying a pretty underside
in the queue!
olive-green and grey back colours
I hope you enjoyed the sweetness of these pictures as much as the birds enjoyed the sweetness of the nectar!
I love that I get to do some bird watching from my computer. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
with your enthusiastic encouragement i will keep looking and learning and sharing
thanks francine
Some great photos there, thanks for sharing
Beautiful photos. We have the honeyeaters visit our hakea and grevillea but I couldn’t get a shot as good as these!! Lovely, thank you
thanks louise! i am having such fun with my new camera, a Canon Powershot with a big zoom lens, just perfect for me
Keep it up! We all need to see these moments of beauty that you share – Have fun!
thanks louise, you must see them too, but they are awesome!
You have an excellent eye for photography and obviously a great camera. Job well done.
thanks orples, it is such fun, totally absorbing since i have the canon powershot with big zoom
Oh wow! You are so blessed and lucky to have captured these great shots! Thanks for sharing.
I got so excited by the birds that I lay in the grass beneath the tree to capture some, then had tiny tick nymphs biting me for the next three days!!
Oh, what we won’t do to get lovely shots like this! I am allergic to grass so when the Vervets are here I sit down on the grass with them and itch for 2 days after that! LOL! But it’s worth it hey?