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Silvereye
This Silvereye was photographed at Lake Tekapo two days after heavy snowfall. All the birds in the area were gathered around a small apple tree which still had fruit. Details: Canon 350d, EF 300mm f/4 IS, 1.4x TC, 1/640, f/5.6, 200 ISO, hand held. -
Silvereye
This Silvereye was photographed at Lake Tekapo two days after heavy snowfall. All the birds in the area were gathered around a small apple tree which still had fruit. Details: Canon 350d, EF 300mm f/4 IS, 1.4x TC, 1/800, f/5.6, 200 ISO, hand held. -
Silvereye
This photograph was taken at a sugar-water feeder in winter. I used a simple white bed sheet to cover myself and equipment, the silvereyes returned within minutes, many used the lens as a perch and a few landed on my head before going to the feeder. Details: Canon 400d, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 Macro, 1/125, f/4, 200 ISO, 420ex fill-flash, tripod, hide. -
Silvereye
This photograph was taken at a sugar-water feeder in winter. I used a simple white bed sheet to cover myself and equipment, the silvereyes returned within minutes, many used the lens as a perch and a few landed on my head before going to the feeder. Details: Canon 400d, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 Macro, 1/160, f/6.3, 200 ISO, tripod, hide. -
Silvereye
This photograph was taken at a sugar-water feeder in winter. I used a simple white bed sheet to cover myself and equipment, the silvereyes returned within minutes, many used the lens as a perch and a few landed on my head before going to the feeder. Details: Canon 400d, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 Macro, 1/160, f/5.6, 200 ISO, tripod, hide.
Silvereye (zoxterops lateralis)
Tauhou
Size: 12 cm, 13 gm
Description: Small green/brown bird with white ring around eye. Head and upperparts olive green, back grey. Underparts creamy white merging to pinkish brown. Sexes alike, juveniles have no white eye ring.
Habitat: Forests, scrub, private gardens, bushland. Almost all vegitated lowlying areas.
Status: Partially protected native. Widespread and locally abundant.
Breeding: September - March. 2-5 eggs, Incubated by both sexes in cup-like nest made from fine fibrous material.
Distinguishing Features: Only white-eye in New Zealand.
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