PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris  

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
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© Vik Dunis 2016
Jarrahmond, VIC (Sep, 2016)

An Eastern Spinebill takes a short break from its task of busily licking nectar from fuschia flowers.

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Eastern Spinebill after a feed

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Eastern Spinebill on Banksia

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Amongst the Fuschias

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Juvenile Eastern Spinebill

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Juvenile Eastern Spinebill

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Eastern Spinebill in the bush

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Juvenile Eastern Spinebill