Sunbirds are renowned for building ornate hanging nests in most unusual places - around and even inside houses, at the end of clotheslines . One we know of was built attached to the cord of an outside telephone mounted on a wall bracket near the main door of a unit . Popular building sites are where power lines connect to a house .
A smart sunken garden setting in a loungeroom attracted the attention of Sunbirds who flew in and set up house .
Underneath verandahs is a popular location , recently covered in this blog.
Right now , busy Sunbirds are building a nest on a dream catcher , not above a bed , but in a most unusual outdoor position on Magnetic Island , not far from the ground , a bicycle nearby .
A male bird brought in similar white strands from another site and also skimmed along flyscreens , picking up spiderwebs that are used in the construction.