There's a Mistletoebird?

The latest bird to be identified in our garden is indeed a mistletoe bird. I had no idea this bird existed until my husband took an early morning snapshot of it. Unfortunately, his image was not clear enough to post, but was good enough as a means of identification.

A search on the internet produced this image of a mistletoebird:

By JKDw (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

As is always the case, one thing leads to another. More research on the mistletoebird revealed that it is also known as the flowerpecker bird and is native to most of Australia. It feeds on insects and berries, especially the fruit of the mistletoe. Now the mistletoe is a parasitic plant i.e. it attaches itself to shrubs and trees, and I have seen a strange mass hanging from one of our large gum trees. On closer inspection, not from a ladder but using binoculars with both feet firmly on the ground, it is definitely mistletoe. A great discovery and apt for this time of year.