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Friday Photo: 24 June

June 24th, 2011 at 7:53 am by Chthoniid

Someone believes that vitamin C is important at Winter time :)

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The white-eyes/tauhou are back and including our place in their foraging area.

Hope everyone enjoys their Friday. It’s a busy one here…coffee will be consumed

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7 Responses to “Friday Photo: 24 June”

  1. mikenmild (6,863) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 7:57 am

    That’s a beautiful bird and a terrific picture – thanks. This is my favourite bird time of the year as the tuis are busy every morning in the camelia next to my window.

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  2. fredinthegrass (254) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 9:29 am

    I can smell the coffee from here, C. Oh, the aroma. Have to express my own today – home all day in the garden.
    Looking forward to be joined by the white-eyes, or wax-eyes as we know them. Fascinating shot – the wee bird looks in ‘heaven’.

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  3. DJP6-25 (1,100) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    I’ve always known them as wax-eyes.

    cheers

    David Prosser

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  4. Chthoniid (1,921) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    They’re also known as silver-eyes. Common names can be problematic :)

    The Maori name actually means stranger, as all our birds originate with some that flew/blew over from NSW (naturally) in the 1800s. Fwiw, scientific name is Zosterops lateralis. They’re very appreciative of food this time of the year.

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  5. XavierG (65) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    I have a feeling that Zosterops lateralis already synthesises its own Vitamin C – I think that the pathway is still functional in the Sylvoidea

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  6. Elaycee (3,535) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Great pikkie Chthoniid – well done.

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  7. Chthoniid (1,921) Says:
    June 24th, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    @XavierG

    I have a feeling that Zosterops lateralis already synthesises its own Vitamin C – I think that the pathway is still functional in the Sylvoidea

    Ha ha, yeah. They don’t need it in their diet.

    @Elaycee
    - thanks, it was actually quite low light and I had to use the tripod to get the shot in.

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