This photo of the silver eye was taken through our double glazed window and in the shade so I'm pleased with my small camera but will endeavour to get a sharper picture.
Silvereyes were recorded in New Zealand as early as 1832 but it was not until 1856 that they arrived in very large numbers. It is assumed that a storm caught a migrating flock and diverted them here. The Maori name means “stranger”. Because the silver–eye colonised New Zealand naturally, it is classified as a native species and is therefore protected.
A very pretty little bird & I can see that silver eye...a very apt name....must look out for these birds when I come over, I don't tend to look for bird species then but you are educating me!!
What a cute little bird! I had to take a photo through the window at work to get a shot of a baby Cardinal last year. We do what we have to in order to get a good shot.
