Over the last few days LW has developed a habit of entering front verandah to inspect the cobwebs for bugs - he's seemingly indifferent to being within arm's reach of the human occupants. The thing that truly astonishes me is his hovering. For such arelatively large, heavy bird it really is impressive to see how good he is at it - not only hovering in one spot, but moving up and down, side to side, with ease. I haven't seen him hover to nectar feed. He's certainly developed a taste for an easy protein boost and visits several times a day. His wing-tips almost touch on the downbeat and then arch upward over his body. Hope to get a video of this - meanwhile there's a slide show that shows, albeit roughly, his bug-picking technique. Photographed by C Lindemeier
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