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Nile valley sunbird
ammadoux

Nile valley sunbird (Hedydipna metallica)

form the days they were doing the tail dance, that was in March and April, now they are nesting a little quite but i did not see the young ones yet.

hope you like it.
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Location
somewhere in the desert around Jeddah
Date taken
March 2020
Scientific name
Hedydipna metallica
Equipment used
Olympus OM D 5 mark III + Zuiko 300mm f4 + 1.4 TC
Kits
Oh my goodness! A stunning portrait of this beautiful sunbird with lovely lighting showing his colours so well.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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LOL he really is showing off for you, isn't he Doux!!!

That's a wonderful picture you've taken of this displaying sunbird my friend. Many thanks for letting us see him too.
 
Stanley Jones
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WOWZER! An amazing bird and picture. A remarkable pose with that long tail straight up. Awesome job Doux!
 

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Middle-East
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