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Jaysan

The shining sunbird (well in the right light!) (Cinnyris lotenius)

A sunbird that I love to see every time I visit India. Very striking bird with its long beak. Cinneris means shining in Greek. But as you can see, this bird was in the shade.
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Habitat
Urban garden
Location
Thudiyalur, Coimbatore
Date taken
July 2016
Scientific name
Cinnyris lotenius
Equipment used
Canon EOS 450D; 100-400
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delia todd
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What a lovely find for you Sandeep. We don't see these coming in too often.

A marvellous picture that is too my friend. Very well done lad.
 
Deb Burhinus
It doesn’t matter we can’t see the iridescence - as you say, it cuts a striking and elegant figure with that bill alone!
 
KC Foggin
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A smashing image of this Sunbird Jaysan and a great capture of it!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
Jaysan
Date added
View count
93
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 450D
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_7554.JPG
File size
694.4 KB
Date taken
Wed, 13 July 2016 1:07 PM
Dimensions
1200px x 740px

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