Jon Sullivan<p>I've been working at home today, while my body beats off the last of my current covid infection. One benefit has been the entertainment from the sugar water feeder outside the window where I've been working. </p><p>It's been a cool day and the local mob of thirsty, hungry tauhou–silvereyes, with the help from korimako-bellbirds and house sparrows, have now drunk 4-litres(!) of sugar water from this one feeder.</p><p>I filled it at the start of the day and they'd emptied it by 10 am. I've re-filled it three more times and now it's 5 PM and they've just emptied it again!</p><p>There's a eucalypt tree in flower in our garden that they've been moving back and forth from so there are other nectar options.</p><p>In summer the feeder only needs re-filling every two or three days. With winter coming now, demand is up, up up!</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/286973948" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/observations/28</span><span class="invisible">6973948</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/SugarWaterFeeder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SugarWaterFeeder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/feeder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feeder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/%C5%8Ctautahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ōtautahi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christchurch</span></a></p>