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Photographer’s Note

About:The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Although they are completely unrelated, the sunbirds find counterparts in the hummingbirds of the Americas and the honeyeaters of Australia. The resemblances are due to convergent evolution due to the similar nectar-feeding lifestyle.

The sunbirds are tropical species, with representatives from Africa to Australasia; however, the greatest variety of species is in Africa where the group probably arose. Most species are sedentary or short-distance seasonal migrants.

Like the hummingbirds, they are strongly sexually dimorphic, with the males usually brilliantly plumaged in metallic colours. Sunbirds have long thin down-curved bills and brush tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. Up to three eggs are laid in a purse-shaped suspended nest.

Source: Wikipedia

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pat0500 (21513) 2007-07-26 9:27

Hi Partha,
Waow..! Very nice capture of the beautiful bird..!
Good light and wonderful colours too.....Very good shot..!
Best regards,
Patrick

Buin (38084) 2007-07-26 9:32

Hallo Partha!
This is a wonderful and an a bit funny photo. This bird looks so curious in this colourful surroundings. A great snapshot!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

Glint (3052) 2007-07-26 9:36

hello Partha,
this beautiful and delightful.It is a wonderful capture. the colours are brilliant and I like the pose the bird, he seems to be checking you out. Having jsut browsed your site I am impressed by the way you see beauty in so many different things. And I will save you to my favourites because of this.
best wishes
Bev

lancehannah (1307) 2007-07-26 9:46

Hello Parta,
What a beautiful shot of this little sunbird,...lucky shot héh ?
Very nice colors and composition and very "alegre".Good Job !
Regards from Spain,Lance

Paolo (40741) 2007-07-26 10:09

Hi Partha, colorful image, with some quality problem, but with wonderful light and a unusual csubject with that amazing small bird.
thanks, ciao

Cricri (43462) 2007-07-26 10:15

Hi Partha,
Joli la pose que prend ce petit oiseau comme pour bien regarder ce que tu va faire ....
belle lumiére et couleurs, bon DOF
have a nice evening
cricri

quillo (7246) 2007-07-26 11:16

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Hello Partha:

Where did you hire this model? I love the gesture of the bird that seems as that he realizes that you are photographing it and looks at you in a challenging attitude, it is one of the best images that I have seen lately ... so much for the composition as for him light and the color.

Congratulations, you are a teacher of the spontaneity.

A greeting.

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chrislo (336) 2007-07-26 11:31

Hello Partha,
The picture is pleasant to look at and the colours are cheery and bright. Beyond this aspect and although the focus on the bird is good, it is too centered to me. A closer horizontal cropping would make it better to focus on the bird and remove the white spots on the upper part. The picture seems a bit noisy, too (background). For those reasons, I posted a workshop to correct the things I wanted to improve.
Kind regards,
Christian

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anducina (8125) 2007-07-26 11:41

Excellent minimalist compo, superb vivid colors. Graceful little creature, sitting on that nice orange flower...

TFS,

Andreea

ahaberal (6455) 2007-07-26 12:06

hi partha
You captured very nice

regards
asim

wamy (0) 2007-07-26 12:42

Bonjour Partha
Très jolie cliché, les couleurs sont belles! Cette oiseau est très photogénique!
Belle macros!!
MW

gunbud (28069) 2007-07-26 15:24

Hi Partha,
Wonderful closeup of this amazing bird. The colors are strikingly clear and the details to his intricate beak and feathers are stunningly sharp. I also love the bright yellow flower and the wonderfully muted colorful background.
Regards, Tom

indoka28 (5187) 2007-07-27 1:26

Hello Partha,

This is superb..everey thing here is perfect..the positioning of the subject , the moment, the framing and the compo...they are all amazing..this is a perfect wild life shot..!!! even the expression of the bird is like inquisitively looking at you..!!

Regards,

Indro

mesutilgim (37098) 2007-07-27 4:05

Hi Partha,
Great capture . As if she would ask you "who is that ?".
Congratulations and TFS
MESUT ILGIM

Polonaise (5638) 2007-07-27 5:21

Did you pay him Partha, to act like that ????
Incredible shot...
Who more curious right there ?
The bird or...The photographer ?? (:-)))

Lovely macro...The way the macro should be...

Stay wibrant, pal

g.

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-07-27 7:55

Hi Partha,
I can see you are using your old camera and using it quite well. Excellent pose from the bird, seems more curious than anything else. The bokeh is superb too.
Best Wishes
Sabyasachi

japiey (9493) 2007-07-29 1:54

Partha.

Beautifull shot...timing is perfect and the looks superb.
Great in balancing the tones...

jean paul

kseng76 (144) 2007-08-06 9:26