Purple-rumped Sunbird
These cute little birdies are my companions in the garden; twittering and feeding on the nectar of Hibiscus flowers, flowers of Moringa tree and others.
The purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. They feed mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. These sunbirds build a hanging nest with cobwebs, lichens and plant materials.
Males are brightly coloured but females are olive grey above and yellow to buff below. I see them always in pairs and the couple has built a nest on a tree next to my home. They are very agile and keep moving all the while!
It’s good of you to get pictures of birds that “are very agile and keep moving all the while.”
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Wonderful work !
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Wonderful photos of these beautiful birds, Indira!
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Nice shots of the male and female!
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What a handsome bird! Great shots Indira! 🙂
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Beautiful pics!
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Feels so good to see them.. 🙂 Must be a treat to eyes to see them in real.. 🙂
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Splendid shots! I liked the first and second shot so much. Small but good write up. These cute birds do enter the drawing room of our age old farm house to eat spiders and insects after drinking nectar from our garden!!!
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You have a lovely garden, Indira that lure the likes of these beauties of nature in. Such bright and colorful pictures!
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so beautiful and great timing 🙂
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Nicely captured, Indira!
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Very nicely
described
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Pictures give the feel of reality & ur description gives the feel of beauty existed in the nature but not seen , unfortunately.
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Your clicks are as good as alive nature….
I am surprised how you capture those moments…
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Wow! Very cute picture, great share, loved it! Have a great day ☕
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Love your photographs. 👍👍🌹
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Loved it
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