You may mistake this bird for its relative, the Hummingbird, but this is the Australian equivalent – the Eastern Spinebill. Unlike other Honeyeaters in Australia, he can hover while sucking the nectar up with his long, curved beak. Captured mid-meal and mid-flight here, this is our most unique Metalbird yet!
Ours is made from 3mm Corten steel that rusts to a deep brown. You simply hammer it in. It looks good, attracts real birds just like itself & is almost bulletproof.
Metalbirds are made from Corten® which is designed to rust. This gives them long term protection against the elements, and a beautiful patina that shifts with the season. This means paint won’t stay on for long. If you want to add colour to them, then we recommend having them professionally powder coated. It's easily hammered into most wooden structures and will rust to a deep brown. The hammering of a steel ‘peg’ into a tree will not do any damage to it. It may cause the tree to lose some sap in the short term but will not do any medium or long term damage to it.
All Metalbirds we stock at Blackbird Corner are made in Melbourne, Australia.
24cm x 24cm.
