Little Wattlebird taking flight
Little Wattlebird taking flight
Canon EOS R5 Mk II with a Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM Zoom [ISO 1250, 500mm, f/8.0 and 1/2500])
Little Wattlebirds (Anthochaera chrysoptera) are very common around Narooma, and favour the banksia trees near the beaches. They move rapidly through the trees often in small groups. Despite being a wattlebird, it doesn’t actually have any wattles, flaps of skin hanging down from its head, and is the smallest of the wattlebirds. It feeds on nectar as well as insects, and its long tongue is perfect of getting at the nectar within the flower.
On this morning, I was waiting for one of the birds to fly between trees in the hope that I could photograph it. I was finally rewarded by one launching off a branch allowing me to take the above photo.
Little Wattlebird in a banksia tree
Canon EOS R5 Mk II with a Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM Zoom [ISO 1250, 500mm, f/8.0 and 1/2500])
