Our poplar gum has been full of birds in the last couple of weeks – Friarbirds, White-gaped Honeyeaters, Blue-faced Honeyeaters and, more recently still, Rainbow Lorikeets. Most of them are primarily nectar feeders but the tree was not in blossom until a couple of days ago so I figured they had to be after insects. A series of three action shots as fluky as the honeyeater’s tongue shows an example:
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