Eastern spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris ) by Les Boucher
One of the smallest and most active honeyeaters, the eastern spinebill is often seen darting after insects. But it feeds primarily on nectar. Its favourite flowers include those of banksias and eucalypts but it specialises in taking nectar from tubular flowers with its long thin bill from plants such as Grevillea as seen here. It is known to hover to feed and for this reason is sometimes mistaken for a humming bird. This is the male who has an overall length of 150-160 mm, including 25-33mm bill.
Hi Kristina and thank you . As far as I know they aren’t related but with my fractured family…..who knows….;-))..LOL
itsallgoodamandaalmost 3 years ago
Very niceLes well done,cute little birds
Thank’s Amanda I’m glad that you liked it. It took a lot of sitting still and waiting before these little guys trusted me enough to allow me to even lift the camera without them vanishing into the distance.
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Lovely bird and such a gentle colour to the Grevillea
Hi, I’m glad that you liked it…in case you are interested the Grevillea is “Superb”
– Les Boucher
sweet honey eater, well capture les..
i used to live next door to bouchers in bairnsdale, many moons ago…:))) k
Hi Kristina and thank you . As far as I know they aren’t related but with my fractured family…..who knows….;-))..LOL
Very niceLes well done,cute little birds
Thank’s Amanda I’m glad that you liked it. It took a lot of sitting still and waiting before these little guys trusted me enough to allow me to even lift the camera without them vanishing into the distance.
– Les Boucher
Congrats on your wonderful feature! 10/06/11

Thank you for the feature …I am glad that you found it worthy.
– Les Boucher