From: Fleur Ng'weno <fleur@africaonline.co.ke>
Date: 2005-03-30 15:20
Subject: White-eyes feeding young honeybird
Greetings birders
Nature Kenya's Wednesday morning birdwalk had a great morning in the Nairobi
Arboretum on 30 March. An excellent view of an Ayres' Hawk-Eagle perched in
a eucalyptus gave us an exciting start.
The highlight, however, was a pair of Montane White-eyes feeding a young
Eastern Honeybird. "Birds of Africa" note that white-eyes are the most
frequent host of this brood parasite, but I had only seen the hosts feeding
the young honeybird once before. The honeybird was begging with much
wing-shivering, and showing its white outer tail feathers. We saw them next
to the path near the river just past the tree nursery.
Wishing you good birding, Fleur