Honey Gem for an energy boost

The Grevillea Honey Gem in the garden outside the office is very popular with nectar loving birds, due to the ample nectar supply. I have noticed that in the late afternoon it is a regular stop for many birds to get an energy boost for the night.

The honey eaters are the main visitors but wrens, thornbills and other smaller birds also visit.

Today Eastern Spinebills and Striated Thornbills made it their stop for the evening top up.

Golden feed stop

Our Grevillea "Honey Gem" is in full flower and is proving to be a regular feeding stop for many of our birds, particularly the honeyeaters. Throughout the day they flit in and out spending just enough time to top up their energy. The wrens like the one below are early arrivals to supplement their insect diet with a sip of nectar and maybe pick up and insect or two that are also after the nectar.

The honeyeaters of various species are often feeding together but the arrival of one of the larger birds will cause a sudden departure of the smaller cousins.

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Brown-headed Honeyeater

Lewin Honeyeater

Striated Thornbill

White-cheeked Honyeater