NZ Bellbird (Korimako) - a photo on Flickriver

Came across this male Bellbird feeding on the flowers of melianthus major (common name honey bush - from South Africa). Managed to grab this shot of it before it took off.

Bellbirds are the most widespread and familiar honeyeater in the South Island, and are also common over much of the North Island. Their song is a welcome sound in mainland forests that otherwise may have little native bird song. Although they have a brush-like tongue which is used to reach deeply into flowers to reach nectar, bellbirds also feed on fruits and insects. In feeding on nectar they play an important ecological role in pollinating the flowers of many native trees and shrubs. Subsequently, when feeding on the fruits that result from this pollination they have a role in dispersing the seeds, and so they assist in the regeneration of the forest in at least two ways. Bellbirds are green with a short, curved bill, slightly forked tail, and noisy whirring, fast and direct flight. Adult males are olive green, slightly paler on the underparts, with a head tinted purple; wings and tail blackish. Female are browner with narrow white-yellow stripe across the cheek from the base of the bill, and bluish gloss on top of head. Adults of both sexes have wine-red eyes. Juveniles are similar to females, but with yellowish cheek stripe, brown eyes and lacking the bluish gloss on the head. www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/bellbird

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Taken on: November 1, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 300mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture One 21 Windows
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