Sunbird Special

In between all the routine chores today - housework (hoovering and washing floors in 29 degree heat is not fun); hanging out four loads of washing (sheets and towels) and printing various bits and bobs out I have been watching one of our local pairs of Olive backed Sunbirds.
We have seen the pair hanging around for several days now, constantly checking out our wind chimes

but not taking it any further.
This morning though the female was far more intent than normal

and spent a fair bit of time hovering.
On closer inspection when she was not around I could see some spiders web woven into the spring

As the afternoon progressed the male would re-appear and keep checking the area and me out

Later n the afternoon the pair returned with a couple of pieces of grass

This grass was woven into the spring as well

With luck we will get a beautifully formed nest like this created as we watch

The only problem being the light conditions which make taking decent pictures quite tricky!