Thursday, 22 October 2015

Observations of a sunbird nest

We found a sunbird nest right above our table as we ate lunch in the main street of Port Douglas today. It was great to watch as the female worked tirelessly to feed the young whilst the male defended his family from his own reflection in the window. What a hero!
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