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mistletoebird

  1. Mistletoebird (f)

    Mistletoebird (f)

    • peterday
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    • dicaeum hirundinaceum manning flora and fauna reserve mistletoebird south australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. That's better

    That's better

    A slight improvement on the previous attempt, when he was high in a tree.... this Mistletoebird was half way down! Beauties, aren't they.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. A nice welcome

    A nice welcome

    The next day we travelled down the Fleurieu Peninsula, as Peter and Adrienne had a long-standing engagement to perform at the Fleurieu Folk Festival over the weekend. At the end of the first day we then went further down the peninsula to stay with some friends (John and Dora - an amazing couple)...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Christmas is coming

    Christmas is coming

    I only had three sightings of the Mistletoebird, and this was my first! The only one I saw in Queensland. Lovely, aren't they.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 october queensland taromeo dist forest
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird
    • thunor
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum juvenile/immature mistletoebird
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Mistletoebird male Abattoir Swamp May 2 2021 PGIMG_0011.jpg

    Mistletoebird male Abattoir Swamp May 2 2021 PGIMG_0011.jpg

    Male Mistletoebird in flowering Melaleuca
    • sicklebill
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum flowerpecker mistletoebird
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. That's better

    That's better

    LOL The Mistletoebird came back to give me another try, at least there was no glass in the way. Gorgeous isn''t he.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. No berries

    No berries

    At the end of the first day of the festival we headed further down the peninsula to stay with some friends, John and Dora, who are very knowledgeable about the birds to be seen in their area. And what an amazing property they have too. One of the first birds I saw there was a Mistletoebird as...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. No berries!!!

    No berries!!!

    Desperately I was trying to attract Hans' attention, but he was deep in concentration on something else and I couldn't get through to him!!! For there are the waterhole was this stunning Mistletoebird. A first for me of course and, it turned out, a first sighting at the waterhole.... and he...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum forest waterhole mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 october queensland taromeo district forest
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Mistetoebird (f)

    Mistetoebird (f)

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    Tomorrow we're off to Lady Elliott Island in the Great Barrier Reef for a few days.
    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Mistletoebird (f)

    Mistletoebird (f)

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    • Cutterpillar
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    I was also able to crop a bit closer on this shot of the Mistletoe bird. This is a female, btw, plain grey but with a red/pink undertail as an ID giveaway detail. The males are more striking. In addition to a bright red/pink undertail, they have bright red throats, a black belly stripe, and...
    • Doc Duck
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    • woom
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Mistletoebird

    Mistletoebird

    Back to Australian birds, and my best shot to date of a Mistletoebird.
    • peterday
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 24
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Mistletoe Bird

    Mistletoe Bird

    Rapt to finally get a decent photo of one of these little beauties
    • Greg McKay
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. They fly faster with a GT stripe

    They fly faster with a GT stripe

    • Ken Doy
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Mistletoebird from side/back

    Mistletoebird from side/back

    Showing the glossy blue-black of back and wings
    • Ken Doy
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Mistletoebird Frontal

    Mistletoebird Frontal

    Showing the dark central streak
    • Ken Doy
    • Media item
    • dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Part of an image trio... Different day, but she's again hard at work... and this is what he's up to. He's carefully placed a branch between himself & his mrs! I'm sure he's diligently watching out for predators :) Oh what a tough day it must have been.
    • kerriebr
    • Media item
    • mistletoebird
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Part of an image trio... she's working very hard to collect white threads from the palm for nesting, and holding some in her claws too.
    • kerriebr
    • Media item
    • mistletoebird
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Hard at work / sleeping on the job

    Part of an image trio... she's assessing "which way home", or maybe wondering where "mr" is?
    • kerriebr
    • Media item
    • mistletoebird
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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