Wax eye in manuka

Posted by jamesy (christchurch, New Zealand) on 31 October 2008 in Animal & Insect.

again duncan bay last January

I really enjoy taking photos and would appreciate your feedback so that I can learn as I go. I particularly enjoy photographing birds animals and landscapes

Comments (16)

Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia

My gosh you have some pretty birds over there, we don't seem to have anything as beautiful around, did you go to a special area where they breed or are they just around Deb. Really pretty, thanks for showing us!

31 Oct 2008 5:17am

@Kylie Greenan: thanks Kylie they are everywhere in the wild. Tomorrows bird is a bit rarer and only found where there is alot of native bush

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Nice composition : this bird tries to hide behind flowers…

31 Oct 2008 6:26am

@Calusarus: Thanks very much

chrissy from London, United Kingdom

what lovely ittle white flowers and I like the bird trying to hide behind them

31 Oct 2008 7:59am

@chrissy: thanks for the visit and the comments Chrissy

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

very nice shot

31 Oct 2008 8:16am

@Alun Lambert: thanks ALun

kylie from Shanghai, China

aww so pretty! I really like how he is twisting around the flower and seems to be looking back at you! Cool shot!

31 Oct 2008 8:40am

@kylie: thanks very much Kylie he was hard to photograph as they are so small

Veronelle from Lens, France

:-)) lovely photo, nice capture

31 Oct 2008 9:57am

Charles from New York, United States

Beautiful eyes on the bird. Haven't seen any like that before.

31 Oct 2008 10:48am

@Charles: Pleased to broaden your bird watching These are quite small birds, smaller than a sparrow. They are quite busy and hard to get a good photo. Named of course for the white colour around their eye

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Absolutely stunning and so soft, and so different from what I'm looking at right now ;)

31 Oct 2008 11:32am

willow from Chelsea, United States

OOOOO!!! Another adorable bird! I can see where he gets his name. Great capture!

31 Oct 2008 12:14pm

@willow: thanks willow It is a bit obvious where he gets his name from isn't it

JJ from Jersey City, United States

another beautiful capture, like how you have caught the bird moving through the flowers

31 Oct 2008 12:19pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Very sweet. Beautiful.

31 Oct 2008 1:25pm

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Beautifully captured, Debbie. It's amazing how well they are camouflaged. Sometimes its only the movement of the leaves and branches that alerts one to the fact that they are there. Have a lovely weekend.

31 Oct 2008 1:34pm

@dobbino: thanks very much Rob They are well camouflaged except for that eye of course