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Thursday, 22 September 2011

September 22, 2011

Hungry Mouse Bird
This is the first time that I have seen these birds feed on flowers.
The feathers look like fluff - perhaps that is another reason why it is called a
'Mouse Bird' - not just because of the long tail?
The photo that I posted on 22 July shows the bird in de'tail'

3 comments:

  1. Celia22 September 2011 at 20:45

    I am sure I have also seen these mousebirds eating flowers - so like a mouse they are!

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  2. Glynis Jill23 September 2011 at 20:18

    Maggie last weekend we were in the berg and I watched them and some white-eyes eating small white flowers. This is a lovely shot.

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  3. Ant West29 September 2011 at 21:59

    Very interesting that they eat flowers, Maggie. Must assist in the pollination and / or dispersing of the seeds.

    I heard that these birds are also named mouse birds because they behave and look like mice crawling along the branches, so its a combo of that and the tail....

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