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Himalayas - 221
Himalayas - 221 ...

Another first from
India ... and
the Nominate sub-species
again ...

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
... male

All the 11 images in
the database are from
East Asia ...

a rather tricky suject
to capture ...
... despite the adverse
light the fiery breast
and metallic blue-green
of the back are
visible ...

Here's he is living
upto his name ... pecking
at the fresh bloom

Watch him in a brief
video-clip ...
Link :
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/9727/Fire_breasted_Flowerpecker___male/

Image and video
of female I'm
going to share next ...
____________

Dicaeum ignipectus

Sat Tal Forest
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
06.10.2017
Habitat
Himalayan Forested Slopes and wilderness, Alt. 5200 ft.
Location
Sat Tal, Uttarakhand Himaayas, India
Date taken
06.10.2017
Scientific name
Dicaeum ignipectus
A really colorful and rare Himalayan beauty wonderfully captured in a super setting; Alok!! Great find & great job in capturing him. Congrats on this new find.
 
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A beauty of a shot, pose setting and capture Alok, many tfs and congrats on a first for you.
 
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He's a right beauty Alok!!! And you've captured him in a great feeding pose too.

A super job you've done here my friend - many thanks lad.
 
It is a very beautiful Bird Alok and what a lovely setting too. I look forward to the female
 

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