Candle surprise

I've been watching this candlestick banksia tree on my walks nearby and I was finally rewarded with 2 honeyeaters enjoying it. The flower can grow up to 25cms (10 ") and are quite spectacular :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well spotted !! such lovely find - the honey eaters re certainly enjoying the flower ! fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh what a perfect find!

[Peter]

Wow what a fantastic image Denise, a tree blossom the like of which I've never seen before, Fav:)

[Debra]

What a cool find and capture

[Babs]

The honeyeaters are really tucking in

[Maggiemae]

Hard to believe these are all flowers! Super shot and wonderful plant!

[Annie D]

wow gorgeous

[Margo]

Excellent capture Denise Fav

[KV]

Such a cool tree... the birds are beautiful.

[Helen Sanderson]

I guess it would be fair to say those new holland honeyeaters are into banksias! great photo!!

[Pam Knowler]

Wow both tree and birds spectacular!!

[Gosia]

Wow, great capture

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful shot

[Bep]

Gorgeous capture. Fav.

[Diana]

what a fabulous shot!

[Linda Godwin]

Fantastic action shot, showing what they do.

[PhylM-S]

So awesome!

[Lou Ann]

What a great capture! Incredible flower!

[Merrelyn]

Banksia and honeyeaters - what a lovely combination. Has our wild weather reached you yet? :))

[gloria jones]

Outstanding capture

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful, fav

[Rosie Kind]

Fantastic

[Steve Jacob]

Great capture

[Carole Sandford]

Wow! Great shot!

[Denise Wood]

@merrelyn It is to arrive tonight - a beautiful sunrise just now warning something is on it's way!!

[wendy frost]

Wonderful capture.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Milanie]

What a capture!

[Jane Pittenger]

Love the buried beak

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav

[Rick]

Wow, that is a strange looking flower. Makes for a great shot with the birds.

[Monique]

Amazing shot !

[Wylie]

Wow that’s a big flower and gorgeous with the two honey eaters. Fav

[Anne ❀]

Fav! awesome details!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Wow, wow! How neat to see this!

[Merrelyn]

Congrats on top twenty Denise.