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Zosterops lateralis
Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.
Silvereyes may occur in almost any wooded habitat, especially commercial orchards and urban parks and gardens.
Spotted on my friends Farm in Victoria, Australia
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012
16 Comments
Sean, we have 15 acres of mostly bush covered property in Tasmania. So far we've spotted 46 different bird species here. And many of them are year round residents or annual nesters. Obviously, we feel really lucky to live among so many critters. But photographing them is another matter altogether. Here's a Silvereye spotting of mine - nowhere near the definition of yours, but great animal "attitude": http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/327...
this is native to Australia, however there are different species of silver eye/white eyes birds that can be found outside of Australia like the Cape White Eye bird in South Africa.
is this an endemic species?
Thank you ashish, They where actually grooming each other at the time, would have been good to get a picture of that.
Lovely rare pose... Nice spotting Sean..
Its was so annoying lori.tas I was staying on a friends farm in Victoria, and there were so many different species of birds flying around in trees and shrubs, spent around 3 days trying to get some good snaps. But was not that successful! I need my longer lens with me as sneaking up close is not at all possible. Was a very frustrating few days lol
I know exactly what you are talking about, Sean. There are so many little birds here, especially silvereyes and thornbills, but they just flit into our yard and never hold still. And photographing them in the bush is nearly impossible because of the lack of light.
Ha ha Thanks Mayra, this was the only photo I managed to get. There where lots of these birds but couldn't get any more pictures as they are too quick. Was getting very frustrated. So I am pleased I got one shot.
WOW,WOW, WOW!!! MAGNIFIC CAPTURE! Congrats!!!
maybe,but usually the feathers pick up the color of the diet they consume as a fledgling.
is that for camouflage?
interesting thanks! Was lucky to get this shot! These birds are so quick and do not stay still for long.
its feathers and lichen are of the same color.
see the green on the tree ? that is lichen which is a fungi and algae combo.
What is the Lichen Emma? the flower?
It probably feeds on the lichen on the tree.