Graham Palmer19h ago
This little bird is a Silvereye, which used to be common in Melbourne gardens. I haven’t seen one for several years - another quiet sign of Climate Change and our destruction of our living world.
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Show thread@iveyline
@gpnaturephotos We have many silver eyes in our garden here in the Far North of New Zealand
Apr 3 at 4:46amWeb
Show threadGraham Palmer18h ago
@Iveyline Lucky you!
Show threadJon Sullivan14h ago

@Iveyline @gpnaturephotos Yes, there are also heaps of silvereyes down here in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. They're one of our city's most common birds, especially in the city's hills.

It's interesting that you've noticed a decline in Melbourne as they've not declined here.

Show threadGraham Palmer14h ago
@joncounts @Iveyline Melbourne has a population greater than the whole of New Zealand - think that might be the problem! Loved that big park in the centre of Christchurch last time I was there.
Show threadJon Sullivan13h ago

@gpnaturephotos @Iveyline Do many people in Melbourne run sugar water feeders in their gardens? The silvereyes love ours. Here’s a gif I made of them at our feeder last winter.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/308562364