A family of New Holland Honeyeaters (you may recall Neville and Nigella from last year) are constant visitors to my yard. They are a family of 5 with three cheeky siblings, one of which is pictured here. The there are always dashing about together, tumbling over each other and either bickering or cuddling.

The perfect family.

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And you were meant for me.

Nature in perfect harmony.
Eastern Spinebill
My backyard bird

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"My" Eastern Spinebill dances outside my study window, the incredibly fast beating of those wings allow it to hover, similar to a hummingbird. I was suprised by the fact that you can hear them fluttering quite loudly.

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I can't send flowers from my garden across the seas (nor can I paint like you) so I picked some of my favourite Aussie flowers and photographed them for you both.

These are all Australian native flowers
-Yellow Wattle -our National Emblem
-Red Wattle-an usual and fairly new variety
-Silver Princess (Eucalyptus with big red flowers) which all the birds love
Happy Wanderer-A climber draped in pretty white flowers

The flowers are set against the Wattle trees just coming into bloom.

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I last saw this beautiful visitor to my garden about two weeks ago. Its visits have been less over the past month or two as the Salvias finished their flowering. I have one beautiful pink one in the last throws of flowers, picked over relentlessly by the family of New Holland Honeyeaters.

I may not see the Eastern Spinebill again this year but I am hopeful that it will return next year when the Salvia's renew and bloom once again.

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