Peek-a-Boo! by annied

Peek-a-Boo!

A magnificent Grevillea in flower - sweet nectar for the Regent Honey Eater ( a critically endangered bird endemic to South Eastern Australia.)
I spent the best part of an hour watching and listening to these beautiful birds - it was wonderful to see them flying around and feeding from the flowers.

In the mid-1990s, as part of the National Recovery Program, Regent Honeyeater chicks were collected from the woodlands of Chiltern, Victoria and the Capertee Valley, New South Wales.

Our captive breeding program has produced a number of healthy generations. Individuals from the group can be seen in our “Wollemi” walk through exhibit and more than 50 have been released to the Ironbark woodlands of Chiltern, Victoria. It is this group of released birds that we hope will mix with wild individuals to help establish healthy wild populations.

The Taronga Zoo Education Team is undertaking a project to conserve the endangered Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza Phrygia). This species is under threat from habitat degradation and fragmentation due to extensive clearing for agriculture and numbers are estimated to be as low as 1,500 adults. This project aims to engage students from three schools in the Capertee Valley area in conservation efforts and to restore habitats for the native and reintroduced honeyeaters.

http://regenthoneyeater.org.au/index.php

love it!
June 20th, 2014  
Great capture.
June 20th, 2014  
Beautiful bird, flower and bokeh. What more can one want? Hope you're keeping ok. Sorry I've not been around much. Life is getting in the way of 365 at the moment. Fav
June 20th, 2014  
Super timing!! A fav!
June 20th, 2014  
Really interesting information. And what a strong image. I like the peek-a-boo feel to it.
June 20th, 2014  
Love this sweet capture + the interesting info. !
June 20th, 2014  
Great shot
June 20th, 2014  
A fabulous shot. Fav
June 20th, 2014  
You must have gasped when you saw how good this photo was? Or perhaps you always do this? Nice to hear about it - would be great to listen to all the birds too!
June 20th, 2014  
Wonderful capture and Great title too!
June 20th, 2014  
A sweet bird, I hope spending so long in their company was therapeutic Annie.
June 20th, 2014  
@shepherdmanswife thank you Chantal - I am ok - ups and downs - the zoo day was a good day
June 21st, 2014  
@amandal @taffy @beryl thanks so so much - these little birds are just beautiful and it was a lovely way to spend some time
June 21st, 2014  
@graemestevens @thresheg @bizziebeeme
thank you for your visits and lovely comments
June 21st, 2014  
@paulaw thank you Paula - it was therapeutic - I felt Paul with me as I enjoyed the day
June 21st, 2014  
@maggiemae thank you so much - I was very pleased when I saw it - the flit around so quite a few shots end in the trash in the hope off getting a good one
June 21st, 2014  
@annied don't you think that animals always make you feel better? I do.
June 21st, 2014  
@shepherdmanswife oh indeed I do - that is why I spend so much time at zoos and animal parks - my two favourite spots at taronga are where this was taken and in the rainforest aviary - the birds in there are glorious
June 21st, 2014  
Beautiful story and photo.
June 21st, 2014  
WTG on trending.
June 21st, 2014  
Super shot, detail and framing. Love the POV. Fav
June 21st, 2014  
Gosh this is brilliant. Well done on the photo and the project.
June 21st, 2014  
Super shot and love the focus on the eye. Interesting story to go with it too. Always good to have a story with a photo.
June 21st, 2014  
Super POV! Great focus too!
June 21st, 2014  
@miata2u thank you Peggy :)
June 21st, 2014  
Wonderful!!!!
June 21st, 2014  
@onewing thanks Babs - I am going to try for some more stories :)
June 21st, 2014  
Such a wonderful capture. Very lovely. Fantastic.
June 21st, 2014  
well done for capturing a sneaky moment
June 21st, 2014  
gorgeous capture. well timed
June 21st, 2014  
@anazad511 @lorrainelouise @ninaganci
thank you so much - I was thrilled to capture this
June 21st, 2014  
AC
I love this image... great timing!
June 22nd, 2014  
Love this one.....big fav!
June 22nd, 2014  
@3rdxoff @cimes1 thank you so much - I really like this one
June 23rd, 2014  
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