Perhaps the most notable tick at the ANBG this morning was a PRONE SPINEBILL. This chap was lying within a half metre of a path in the Sydney Gully, motionless except for a slow lean to one side to bring the red eye to bear. It allowed an approach to less than 1m. before a flick of the wings and off, absolutely nothing wrong with him. Perhaps a combination of sun, habituation to passers-by, and the soporific effect of a big feed on nectar. Also, in the insect department, what I take from Michael Braby’s little book to be a Glasswing or “Little Greasy” and one of a couple of hairstreaks hanging around the site of that spectacular colony of last year. That gathering was last February, so the main colony either relocated or had a break this year.
