DSC_3523 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis) small, tidy nest containing typical three egg clutch (2-4 eggs) in coastal mahoe forest. First recorded here in 1832, and recorded breeding in 1856, the silvereye is now abundant throughout New Zealand. This subspecies hails from southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Frasers Gully, Dunedin *
11001-83114 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis) on kowhai flowers. First recorded here in 1832, and recorded breeding in 1856, the silvereye is now abundant throughout New Zealand. This subspecies hails from southeastern Australia and Tasmania *
11001-83110 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis) feeding on kowhai nectar. First recorded here in 1832, and recorded breeding in 1856, the silvereye is now abundant throughout New Zealand. This subspecies hails from southeastern Australia and Tasmania *