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I was walking past a group of spider webs that had plenty of insects caught in them. I was wondering if birds attack the spiders in their webs. This Brown Honeyeater appears to be taking something that was caught in a web -
The webs were built and populated by Golden Orb Weaver spiders which would probably be too large for a honeyeater to tackle -
Some of the other birds that were out during my walk -
Red Wattlebird - one of the larger of the honeyeater family (second largest in Australia to the Yellow Wattlebird which is endemic to Tasmania) -
A Grey Fantail -
A Laughing Dove. These are common in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Someone at Perth Zoo released a few pairs back in the 1890s and now they are widespread in the south-west of Western Australia. Our other common dove, the Spotted Dove, is also an import that was released in the mid 1800s . It is common along the east coast as well as the south west.
A Yellow-billed Spoonbill - these are endemic to Australia.
A Great Egret. This is the Modesta (or Eastern) subspecies.
The very common Australian Ibis (native to Australia and parts of New Guinea). A victim of its own success in adapting to modern society it is probably not the most loved bird in Australia.
A Pacific Black Duck.
A Little Pied Cormorant
The webs were built and populated by Golden Orb Weaver spiders which would probably be too large for a honeyeater to tackle -
Some of the other birds that were out during my walk -
Red Wattlebird - one of the larger of the honeyeater family (second largest in Australia to the Yellow Wattlebird which is endemic to Tasmania) -
A Grey Fantail -
A Laughing Dove. These are common in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Someone at Perth Zoo released a few pairs back in the 1890s and now they are widespread in the south-west of Western Australia. Our other common dove, the Spotted Dove, is also an import that was released in the mid 1800s . It is common along the east coast as well as the south west.
A Yellow-billed Spoonbill - these are endemic to Australia.
A Great Egret. This is the Modesta (or Eastern) subspecies.
The very common Australian Ibis (native to Australia and parts of New Guinea). A victim of its own success in adapting to modern society it is probably not the most loved bird in Australia.
A Pacific Black Duck.
A Little Pied Cormorant
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