Eastern Spinebill by Stuart Cooney
Stuart Cooney

Eastern Spinebill by

Fresh from a paddle in the bird-bath this Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) pauses in the evening sun. Without hummingbirds in Australia, this is one a few honeyeaters that hover to retrieve nectar from tubular flowers. Frankston, Victoria, Australia.

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frankston, honeyeater, tenuirostris, acanthorhynchus, meliphagidae