Heard an Eastern Spinebill trilling in a tree as I walked around the front in the late afternoon sun. Had my camera with me fortunately. Saw it fly into our grevillea and was able to hide behind a tree in the shadows to get some shots
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Lovely bird,what a bill!
Great shots .... I have seen a lot recently at lane cove national park in Sydney but usually high in the trees
We get a lot here. They love the grevilleas, callistemon, salvia and other bushes and flowers we have here.
Kathiemt
Selby, Victoria
Would you be able to tell me where in Lane Cove National Park you have seen the Spinebills.
I would really like to try and spot them and would be very helpful if you could narrow down the area for me.
thanks
Great shots Kath, beautiful afternoon light. Looks like that one was having a great feed too! Still waiting for our locals to come back, seems they have been in the bush a long time breeding I think!
West Coast Tasmania
Yes, it was late afternoon and the sun was very bright. A lovely time of day. And the bird hadn't seen me hiding in the shadow of a tree so it was a good opportunity.
Kathiemt
Selby, Victoria
Gillandar
In Sydney you could go to practically any reasonably sized bush patch and find them.
Gilliandar ... i have seen group of them a few times recently often feeding high in the trees around the cycle path entering under the M2 from Vimiera Road and walking down to Browns Water Hole. The mornings seems to be the best time.
Its probably about 500meters from that entrance down to Browns Waterhole and in that stretch recently i have photographed Fantail Cuckoo, Scarlett Honeyeater, Lewins Honeyeater, Yellow Faced Honeyeater, Spinebills, Kookaburras, Sacred Kingfisher, Golden Whistler, Red Browed Finch, SF Wren, WhipBird, Bell Miner, Rufous Fantail, Grey Fantail, White Throated TreeCreeper, White Cheeked Honey Eater, Yellow Robin, Butcherbird, Brown Gerygones, Brown Thornbill, Orioles. So you should see some interesting birds even if you dont see the spinebills.
In other northern sections of the park around Epping, Thornleigh, Pennant Hills i haved walked miles and really not seen much even though to me the habitat looks pretty similar to Browns Waterhole. In part it may be that i devote more time to the waterhole as i expect to see something.
Hope kathiemt will excuse my posting my spinebill pic taken from the area of the cycleway leading done to the waterhole.
thanks so much!
and love the photo.