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This solitary Eastern Spinebill, ( a honeyeater) visits our garden annually, arriving in late Autumn and departing back to the mountains in early Spring. He seeks out the indigenous plants flowering in our back yard, Grevillias, and Correas Thirty years ago whole families of these beautiful birds could be seen across our city, but climate change and bird species adaption change now means seeing one is fortunate.
A delightful visitor to your garden Denis and what a wonderful choice of blossoms too! 🌺
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Thanks Xenia. In the middle of a huge city your own garden can be an oasis for wildlife if planned.
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Such clear close-ups! Beautiful flowers in your garden.
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We plant these indigenous bushes for the native birds that are surviving.
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What a lovely blessing in your garden! Beautiful photos and a worthy haiku.
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Thanks Annette. I take photos of birds on these bushes with my telephoto lens through a window. Haikus come easily for birds when I see them.
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Beautiful, yes beautiful is mostly definitely the word as I can see from the other comments.
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Thanks Agnes. We have a profusion of colour amongst flora and fauna here and they often match up as i share in these photos.
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They are so lovely and so beautiful dear Denis, and flowers too… Small birds not easy to catch them, at least for me, they act very fast… These are amazing shots. Thank you, Love, nia
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Thanks Nia. I am able to sit by a window with my telephoto lens and the birds are only 3 metres away.
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How nice… Welcome dear Denis, have a nice day, Love, nia
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Exquisite photos. The delicate lines of the beak and the slender petals and leaves go together so well…perhaps part of nature’s matching (facilitated by your planting of a dining haven).
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Thanks Janice .My wife Jill is the plant decider, she is a Landscape Architect. They are certainly matched to the delicate bill of the Spinebill, especially the “peaches and cream ” flowers.
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You are still lucky to see a little variety. I haven’t seen anything quite that beautiful in person. Nice shot.
Pat
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Thanks for the thoughts Pat,10 years ago we had many more little birds in number and variety.
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