The honey-eaters made me laugh out loud,
Only three but they sounded like a crowd!
Fluttering and chirping keen for that nectar to sip
The aloe vera flowers on a whippy 1.3 meter stick.
The battle eventually won
As one stood half-way on it in the sun
And drank from the lower flowers with fun
His weight bent the stalk over
Where his mates could sip
The higher flowers from the safety of my rail.
Mother nature’s ingenuity can’t fail
Then off they all flew with a flip of their tail!
the tiny honey eaters are too skittish for a photo
so this is one of the larger honey eaters that are enjoying the nectar of my
my pic
flowers
aroused 
What a fun post and love the photo. Thanks for the smiles Kate.
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What a sweet photo and fun poem!
It is a joy to watch the birds!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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I love that photo!
Wish Aloe Vera grew outside in the UK…
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Hey it’s winter here and I have three huge flower stalks with more growing off each one. It is north facing and flowers often, how lucky am I?! Did take me ages to get him used to me being there to get that shot!
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Haven’t heard of honey-eaters. Are they a type of hummingbird? Love your picture and poem. Wonderful peek at our wonderful natural life.
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Great image and fun words to go with!
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Beautiful Bird!
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love honeyeaters, love the flowers, and really love your poem, great joy in this.
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So lovely! I love birds 🙂 and the poem was very sweet and fun to read. It gave me a smile on my face 🙂
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Lovely photo, Kate! The only nectar feeders we have are the hummingbirds. They are a beautiful – if not rare – sight.
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