Lots of flowers have brought lots of pollinators to the garden and one of the busiest groups at present are the Honeyeaters. Today the most active of all was a flock of White-cheeked Honeyeaters as the fed on the flowers of the Mistletoes, Grevilleas and Banksias. Food is not the only attraction at this time of year, as many are displaying lots of breeding activity display, calling as they fly up above the canopy then diving back to a prominent perch.
One of their favourite food and display spots is a Coastal Banksia, Banksia integrifolia that is close to our verandah and they were happy to pose.
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| Lots of flowers on the spike to get the beak into. |
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| A good spot to stand out. |
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| Or a ripening pollinated spike to sing. |
White-cheeked Honeyeaters range down the east coastal heaths and woodlands and a western race are found in south Western Australia.
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