Archive for February, 2016
Royal Spoonbills feeding from Love our Birds on Vimeo.
Royal Spoonbills feeding
These Royal Spoonbills in the Firth of Thames are feeding in shallow water with a methodical scything action to stir up small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. Its bill structure only allows the bird to feed in water less than 40cms deep, over mud, sand or clay and vibration detectors inside the bill enable it to find prey even when the water is murky.Read More
Fledgling Tuis, feeding time
The past few months have seen our garden Tuis engaging in mating rituals, nest building and successful rearing of Tui chicks with the sounds of Cicadas and the cheeping of baby Tuis having been a constant in the background for some time now. And for the first time, we have multiple birds simultaneously using our nectar feeder.Read More
