There are two varieties of Sunbirds that frequent my garden, the Purple-rumped Sunbird and the Loten’s Sunbird. The first few times I saw these birds flitting past I thought they were huge butterflies. Imagine my surprise when I found they were actually tiny birds.
“The (Sunbird) family ranges in size from the 5-gram Black-bellied Sunbird to the Spectacled Spiderhunter, at about 45 grams. Like the hummingbirds, Sunbirds are strongly sexually dimorphic, with the males usually brilliantly plumaged in iridescent colours (from Wiki) as you can see from the pictures below.
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Male)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Female)
Loten’s Sunbird (Male)
Loten’s Sunbird (Female)
Aren’t they the cutest? For more pictures click here.
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Amazing captures, you sure are lucky to have such colorful visitors every once in a while 😀
Thanks, They have their nest in a creeper in the garden. 🙂
Beautiful birds…. 🙂
At my place in Vidhyanagar, a lot of unusual birds frequent my garden… And the cutely funny part is that these mischevious birds come to steal biscuits i keep for my dogs. And my darling pets have a hard time dealing with them. Lol. Birds indeed are a lovely inspiration.. 😉
Unusual birds?! Errr… When may I visit you? 😉
They are so cute and adorable tiny creatures…i wonder who painted these birds in those brilliant colours..nature is truly wonderful…that Purple-rumped Sunbird(Female) just made me say “Awwwww..!!” 🙂
your blog has everything that gets me hooked…i am checking it everyday..!!
I am much honored! 🙂 And amazement is the predominant feeling you have when you see the variety of birds, the colors, their plumage, their habits et al. 🙂
Amazing pictures Shail..Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome, and thank you too 🙂
I love these photos-such beautiful birds 🙂
Aren’t they cutie-pies? I bet you have thought up lines for them to spout! 😀
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Amazing shots!! Love them.
Thanks, IHM 🙂 (When are you coming?)
I find sunbirds extremely cute, especially those with that flash of yellow on their fat bellies. 🙂 I have never been able to get good pictures of them, though – they are super fast! 🙂 Your pics are great!
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