𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ bell miner ✧

The bell miner (Manorina melanophrys), also known as the bellbird, is a colonial honeyeater species endemic to southeastern Australia. The name miner is derived from an old alternative spelling of myna, and is shared with other members of the genus Manorina. The birds feed almost exclusively on the dome-like coverings, referred to as "bell lerps", ...

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Female superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), at Yarramundi Reach on the Nepean River, out to the west of Sydney.

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A pair of rainbow bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) at Yarramundi Reach on the Nepean River, out to the west of Sydney. Mr Bee-eater is closest to us, with his slightly longer central tail-feathers, and Mrs Bee-eater is behind, pooping.

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Merry Christmas from Australia, where it's so hot that we paddle on the river in the evening 🎄

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