This male Sahul Sunbird digs into the neighbour’s Costus for insects and pollen. This species was formerly known as the Olive-backed Sunbird, ranging from Myanmar and southern China to Queensland. But a taxonomic rethink recognises that the Olive-backed Sunbird is actually a cluster of closely related species, including Garden Sunbird (Philippines), Palawan Sunbird (Palawan), and Ornate Sunbird (Myanmar to Nusa Tenggara). It makes no difference to this glorious little bird, of course. He’s still searching through the gingers, unaware that he’s no longer named for his least impressive feature but for an ancient continent encompassing Australia and New Guinea but not Sulawesi, where the species is also found.
Synopsis Day: Ballet, Igbo, and French
Iwill write this one really quickly. Today I came to the realization that it has been very difficult for me and my family members,…