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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Wild Bird Wednesday: Silvereye

I heard this little bird before I saw it and, as it is very small in size, it was difficult to see in the fading light. It was quite elusive, hiding in the foliage of a tall tree, but I managed a few shots before it flew away.

Bird in Backyards describes the Silvereye as:

"a small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds known as white-eyes. The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey back and olive-green head and wings are found in birds through the east, while western birds have a uniformly olive-green back."




Joining in with Stewart's Meme:

8 comments:

  1. stewart posted the same bird, didn't he? very cute!

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  2. en wat kan hij zingen. grandioos.

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  3. Very cute little bird. I also saw one in New Zealand when I visited over there.

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  4. obviously their special time of year since Stewart also posted the lovely silver-eyes ...great pics from you Liz

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  5. Wonderful shots, very good photo work ..
    Best regards, Karin

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  6. A good week for Silvereyes.... if only they knew the publicity they were receiving eh.

    Lovely post Liz

    Dave

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  7. They are nice little birds - and I've only managed to get pictures of them twice!

    Glad you like the wordy post over on the other blog - as you may have noticed it does take a little bit of work!

    Cheers - and thanks for the WBW and comments - Stewart M - Melbourne

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