Can you see two Silvereye birds in this photograph? Most of the photos looked like this one ...
The cutest, fastest (and smallest) bird!
Their nests are neatly woven cups of grasses, hair, and other fine vegetation, bound with spider web. I MUST find one!
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I like these more than Fairies now!
..and you Anon, have golden eyes to have been able to spot these lovely tiny creatures!
I also like their name - Silvereye.
I just read your comment about your Dad on one of the posts below. You must be very proud of him and his work. I think that is wonderful. No wonder you have many happy birds flying about. Thanks to your Dad!
OH ahahhaaaa, maybe Ces :) That's one reason why the Silvereyes are my favourite now, almost impossible to see. Could only see fluttering which could have been leaves in the wind, but heard chirping as well! The camera saw more! Yes, I am proud of my Dad :)
How did that proverb go about a bird in the bush? Oh I can't remember it. Edward Gorey illustrated that proverb. Oh now I have to think about it all weekend!
A bird in the bush is worth two in the hand, Ces! It was the motto of pioneers of bird protection in the 19th century :)
Oh I think it goes like this:
An unseen bird is often heard.
The conservationist's motto is excellent. Another thing, I like bird cages especially when the door is open and there is no bird inside.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means it's better to have a small actual advantage than the chance of a greater one from Latin text in the 13th Century, "A living dog is better than a dead lion"! Like birds in cages! I don't like bird cages, but they are mostly necessary to save bird lives.
I thought it was an unseen child was often heard... unless they are up to mischief! Hehheee.
Ah - children are to be seen and not heard - well, thats what my mother always said LOL
The Silvereyes are darling, and thier nests sound like they would be amazing, would make a grand find!
Not so much these days Lavender :) YES! What a find one of their nests would be! There is a nest post at the end of the swamp but doubt any belong to the Silvereyes ...
I see a fern and a blade of grass so in comparison, these birds are indeed very tiny. Oh how sweet!
Haha, yes the blade of grass is a give-away to their tininess, Ces. They are 10 to 12cm from tip of beak to tail :)
wow! i would love to see and hear this sweet little bird.
anon, i'm noticing birds all over the place thanks to you. we have 3 bird houses in our back yard and they are all in use. the babies are just learning to fly. i watch them from my kitchen window and can't help smiling.
:)
he looks like he has a moss head!
Don't hummingbirds use spiderweb to make their nests?
I will try to make a movie of them for you next time KJ, but can't guarantee anyone would be able to see or hear anything but wind and leaves. Hmmm boring movie :) I'll be expecting a 'baby bird' post from you KJ! Heehee. I have one soon, and might challenge the lot of you!
YES Joy Eliz! He does look like a moss head and is probably mistaken as moss all the time. Hummingbirds are native to the Americas ... like how we don't have Vultures which are on every continent BUT Oceania (and Antarctica)!
They are little balls of fluff! And like Joy said, quite mossy.
Yes, they are lovely little balls of mossy fluff Perriette :)
I like the name 'waxeye'; they are all over this garden.
Really ElizT!?! It is so difficult to spot them my way ... you are so lucky! Have you seen a nest? They do look like they have a bit of a wax problem around the eye instead of the ear :)
Since the disease which hit sparrows some years ago left us without crowds of little birds, those building up numbers seem to be chiefly the waxeyes, in this part of this distict, anyway. Mostly, I hear them in the guava tree but they come to the shrubs and especially the bird feeder. I made some lovely porridge out of semolina; are cooked weevils okay for birdies? I haven't seen a nest up close for years but they are beautiful.
I think cooked weevils should add nutrition ElizT! They like fruit and bugs, so your guava tree would be providing both :) Glad to hear there are smaller birds returning to your district, it doesn't always happen and the larger 'problem' birds take over!
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