This is a tui, a native New Zealand bird, upside down eating nectar from the flowers. Besides their wonderful metallic trademark sound, they make all kinds of other sounds and if you click here you'll find a link to hear them.
Springtime must be near because they are usually seen one at a time. I think we found a courting couple.
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Gosh, if you have flowers I would call it spring already. :))
I liked seeing and hearing the Betty.
Another new bird to me. Great backdrop too.
Beautiful scenes from the life of birds !!
Lovely pictures !
Greetings
What a beautiful song. Aren't they just lovely. Thank you for stopping by The Maple Hill Hop!
What fantastic birds, the white poufy feathers on the throat and marvelous ruff, plus the iridescent wings and marvelous metallic calls. Thanks for showing them, and the great video link.
Wonderful photos of these splendid birds Betty. Thanks for sharing them, so enjoyable to see birds in New Zealand.
Oh we're expecting more snow this weekend so it is nice to see your spring pictures. I'm away to listen to he bird call now.
Diana
Like you, I love seeing and hearing the Tuis.
I would call flowers spring too
I like this shot of the acrobatic bird who is eating upside-down. A fine series.
My goodness - what interesting and noisy birds! The flowering tree is a beautiful place to carry on their courtship! Looks like a lovely early Spring!
What an interesting bird that reminds me of our red-winged blackbirds.
I agree...an interesting bird.. You must be happy going toward spring as we move toward fall.... Thank you for linking in this week... Michelle
What a pretty pink flowering tree. Can't say I'd want to hang upside down to eat like that bird. Pretty neat feat.
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