Purple Sunbird - Male.
Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. . had to do some shadow recovery too – it was a heavily overcast day.
several pairs in the hotel garden but not showing in the open, because of the large and not normal numbers of Indian crows and Mynas, both are introduced to the All of Arabia.
was really lucky to get this one while visiting a nearby village, and it was in the right side of light to show some of...
Recently I visited Oman for a birdwatching trip. This Purple Sunbird was one of my first new birds in this superb two weeks trip. See my latest stories including daily reports about the trip on my blog here: http://naturemonitoring.com/
The Purple Sunbird (Male) (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a small sunbird. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. They have a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the...
Another first for this newbie - over the moon and back to get such a beautiful bird! Thank goodness for zoom lenses, this handsome chap was some distance away. Hope you all like him! :) :)
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