Yellow breasted sunbirds
Feb 13th 2016, 10:17 am
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Yellow breasted sunbirds
This pair of yellow breasted sunbirds have been regular visitors this week just outside my study window.
I’ve been trying to capture them on camera for a few days. Super to watch.
Today at last the female seems less shy, but the male still darts away at the smallest movement.
I think they’re probably nest building - they seem very partial to my spanish moss.
JC3
I’ve been trying to capture them on camera for a few days. Super to watch.
Today at last the female seems less shy, but the male still darts away at the smallest movement.
I think they’re probably nest building - they seem very partial to my spanish moss.
JC3
Feb 13th 2016, 11:23 pm
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Re: Yellow breasted sunbirds
They are gorgeous....lucky you.
I see a few around the condo garden grounds but they flit about so quickly. I've forgotten a lot of the bird-names though I used to know them when we were at ground level in Thailand. There's one bird that is almost like a wren - I've seen that too here.
I see a few around the condo garden grounds but they flit about so quickly. I've forgotten a lot of the bird-names though I used to know them when we were at ground level in Thailand. There's one bird that is almost like a wren - I've seen that too here.
Feb 14th 2016, 5:33 am
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Re: Yellow breasted sunbirds
They are olive-backed or sometimes called yellow-bellied sunbirds. As you said there are quite a few around in the trees & shrubs flitting from flower to flower, you can usually hear their high pitched calls before you see them. They are very hard to photograph but I was very lucky a couple of weeks ago when chatting with one of the security guards at our condo I noticed over his shoulder a male out in the open singing away oblivious to us. Fortunately I had my camera handy with the right lens on.
https://goo.gl/photos/xBKi82J8vJtHbRPA9
https://goo.gl/photos/PqQ9fwp6zRCk3s4b9
https://goo.gl/photos/xBKi82J8vJtHbRPA9
https://goo.gl/photos/PqQ9fwp6zRCk3s4b9
Feb 14th 2016, 5:43 am
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Re: Yellow breasted sunbirds
This pair of yellow breasted sunbirds have been regular visitors this week just outside my study window.
I’ve been trying to capture them on camera for a few days. Super to watch.
Today at last the female seems less shy, but the male still darts away at the smallest movement.
I think they’re probably nest building - they seem very partial to my spanish moss.
JC3
I’ve been trying to capture them on camera for a few days. Super to watch.
Today at last the female seems less shy, but the male still darts away at the smallest movement.
I think they’re probably nest building - they seem very partial to my spanish moss.
JC3
Feb 14th 2016, 7:15 am
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Re: Yellow breasted sunbirds
They are olive-backed or sometimes called yellow-bellied sunbirds. As you said there are quite a few around in the trees & shrubs flitting from flower to flower, you can usually hear their high pitched calls before you see them. They are very hard to photograph but I was very lucky a couple of weeks ago when chatting with one of the security guards at our condo I noticed over his shoulder a male out in the open singing away oblivious to us. Fortunately I had my camera handy with the right lens on.
https://goo.gl/photos/xBKi82J8vJtHbRPA9
https://goo.gl/photos/PqQ9fwp6zRCk3s4b9
https://goo.gl/photos/xBKi82J8vJtHbRPA9
https://goo.gl/photos/PqQ9fwp6zRCk3s4b9
JC3
Feb 14th 2016, 8:29 am
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Re: Yellow breasted sunbirds
Yep...great pics TousTnT
