Silvereye (Subspecies Zosterops lateralis lateralis) Tasmanian Silvereye from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on August 11, 2025 at 08:11 AM by Jon Sullivan. Winter tauhou activity at our sugar water feeder. They often empty it in about an hour.

I just posted an animated gif to #iNaturalist of the hoard of silvereyes (tauhou) that visit our sugar water feeders every morning. So many little sugar junkies.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/308562364

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Original post on mastodon.nz

I was just snooping about on the internet seeing what else is known about the seasonality of sugar water feeder visits by birds in NZ gardens.

I found this great 2023 study from the University of Auckland's Daria Erastova, and colleagues, looking at sugar water feeder usage in gardens in […]

A photo of one of our sugar water feeders, covered in silvereyes (small olive green birds with white rings around their eyes). The sugar water feeder is an upturned large glass jar with a metal feeder tray attached. It's suspended from our deck by a metal rod. We have a stick propped up against it for the birds to perch on.

I've been working at home today, while my body beats off the last of my current covid infection. One benefit has been the entertainment from the sugar water feeder outside the window where I've been working.

It's been a cool day and the local mob of thirsty […]

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