Striated Pardalote

One of my favourite garden birds would have to be the tiny Striated Pardalotes. I often hear their "peep peep" calls as they feed in the eucalyptus trees just outside my office window. They are insectivorous and when I'm out in the garden I can sometimes hear their little beaks snapping up tasty morsels as they catch their lunch.

This species is one of several found in Australia. we also have the Yellow-rumped Pardalote resident in our garden. I'll write about that another day.

Pardalotes make a nest in the hollows of trees. They will also make a small tunnel in sand with a nesting hollow at the end of the short tunnel.

For more information about Australian birds go to Trevor's Birding here.