Olive-Bellied Sunbird
"Olive-Bellied Sunbird"... Captured at last, after many attempts earlier, lot of chasing around and fleeting glimpses, and not enough lighting affording stable focused and clear shots... made very difficult as it is a very small, restless and a hyper sunbird. Seen here is an adult male which has a metallic green head, back and throat, with brown wings, a metallic blue rump and a black tail with a purplish-blue sheen. It has a narrow blue breast band above a wider scarlet breast patch, lemon-yellow pectoral tufts (hidden under the wings) and an olive belly. Mostly feeds on flower nectar (last photo). To sum up, a VERY BEAUTIFUL Sunbird !!!
Olive-Bellied Sunbird
"Olive-Bellied Sunbird"... Captured at last, after many attempts earlier, lot of chasing around and fleeting glimpses, and not enough lighting affording stable focused and clear shots... made very difficult as it is a very small, restless and a hyper sunbird. Seen here is an adult male which has a metallic green head, back and throat, with brown wings, a metallic blue rump and a black tail with a purplish-blue sheen. It has a narrow blue breast band above a wider scarlet breast patch, lemon-yellow pectoral tufts (hidden under the wings) and an olive belly. Mostly feeds on flower nectar (last photo). To sum up, a VERY BEAUTIFUL Sunbird !!!