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So Many Silvereyes.

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Taken with the Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM Lens. Pentax K3m11.

 

"Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.

Breeding

Silvereye pairs actively defend a small territory. The nest is a small, neatly woven cup of grasses, hair, and other fine vegetation, bound with spider web. It is placed in a horizontal tree fork up to 5m above the ground. The nest is constructed by both sexes, who both also incubate the bluish-green eggs. If conditions are suitable two to three clutches will be raised in a season."

 

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Uploaded on February 12, 2020
Taken on January 10, 2020