YarraByte@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 17 days agoDiscussion Thread 🍩 Sunday 15 June 2025message-squaremessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareDiscussion Thread 🍩 Sunday 15 June 2025YarraByte@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 17 days agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareBottom_racer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·17 days agoHere’s a little birdo that comes to visit. Not often but did today. No idea what it is but it hovers ever so gracefully for the nectar. Loves the red flowers.
minus-squarejust_kitten@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoI love these little dudes, they’re so beautiful when they’re perched sideways or even upside down sometimes drinking nectar from the long-necked flowers.
minus-squaremelbaboutown@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoGoogled ‘brown and yellow bird long beak nectar’… Might be an Eastern Spinebill? https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/honeyeaters
minus-squareCEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoNew Holland Honeyeater perhaps?
minus-squareSeagoon_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-217 days agoYes. I love these 🙂, they come and sip from the orchids on my balcony. I have been trying to get pics but they are too quick . but it’s not the bird in the pic.
minus-squareCEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoYeah I think @melbaboutown@aussie.zone is right.
minus-squareTheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 days agoThose are much bigger and bright yellow and black. Don’t know the one in the pic.
Here’s a little birdo that comes to visit. Not often but did today.
No idea what it is but it hovers ever so gracefully for the nectar. Loves the red flowers.
I love these little dudes, they’re so beautiful when they’re perched sideways or even upside down sometimes drinking nectar from the long-necked flowers.
Googled ‘brown and yellow bird long beak nectar’… Might be an Eastern Spinebill?
https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/honeyeaters
you are right 🙂
New Holland Honeyeater perhaps?
Yes. I love these 🙂, they come and sip from the orchids on my balcony. I have been trying to get pics but they are too quick .
but it’s not the bird in the pic.
Yeah I think @melbaboutown@aussie.zone is right.
Those are much bigger and bright yellow and black. Don’t know the one in the pic.