The Golden-bellied Gerygone gave me plenty to look forward too when I guessed that there could be a nest in the making, on top of having me run to sight it when I heard its calls.

It was indeed actively gathering materials.

Unfortunately by the time I discovered its nest, and a gorgeous one at that, it had looked abandoned.  Perhaps it was too exposed because it was right in front of an entrance into the building.

And one was last seen waiting by its nest.  Will it return?

A little 'golden' bird

As I was about to step into my car, a tiny image flew past me, and then again.  Then it fluttered as it tried to pick at the tip of the pine needle and I got a clearer image of the Golden-bellied Gerygone.  I was thrilled as I've been trying to get better shots of this bird since my first encounter with it in the taman, and now it's practically at my doorstep.
This 10cm bird is a common resident but generally not easy to spot or encounter, and even more difficult to photograph because it moves speedily and continuously but stands out because of its yellow underside.

New Gerygone sighting

When I look at the images of my latest new sighting, I immediately recall Charles Dickens' quote, which I choose to take liberty with here, that the sighting ' ... was the best of (opportunity), it was the worst of (focus) ... it was the (season) of hope, it was the (moment) of despair', and that was exactly how I felt with my images of the Golden-bellied Gerygone.
I have heard that it was once sighted in the taman and had been hoping to have my opportunity too and to my delight I finally did.
This is a bird which can be commonly found in urban parks although not in this taman yet and its presence is easily detected by its melodic call.  However, t's not easy at all to spot because it's one of the smallest birds at about 10cm and always on the move.
The other thing that caught my attention when I zoomed in on this tiny bird was its very yellow underparts.  However, focus was not easy and to make matters worse, the bird kept to the upper canopy.

This image shows off best the yellow I was looking for to identify the bird.

The following image always brings despair to a birder, almost ideal except for that leaf (could be a twig, a branch, etc) but I still need to retain it because this image shows off best the bird's side plumage.



These images were certainly shots in the 'dark' that I had attempted to obtain then to further identify the bird.
Thus, rounded up my latest sighting of a new visitor to the taman, and hoping to keep on counting!