Australian Sunbirds FNQLD 1st Jan 2016

Happy New Year every one,  I hope 2016 does not go as fast as 2015 did !!!!!  I spent the morning of the 1st of 2016 mostly sitting in my car watching this couple of Sunbirds working on their nest about 1 metre from me in our car port, they are similar to humming birds and normally very difficult to take photos off as they constantly flit from branch to branch. He spent the whole time trying to chase his image away that he could see in hubby’s car mirror while she flew backwards and forwards filling the inside of the nest with feathers and cobwebs for lining the nest, So I think she is about to lay her eggs.  In the end I  covered the mirror so he would calm down and help her LOL

I’m so handsome

Yes can I help you she seems to be saying.

She is fluffing the feathers and cobwebs she has collected inside ready for laying her eggs

Female dropping in feathers and cobwebs to line the nest.

He tried so hard to chase that refection bird away LOL

Male

Female

Here he landed on the car offside mirror in front of me about 1/2 metre away .

Cheers Glenda