A Purple Sunbird on a bush in the grasslands
One of my favorite birds of all time - this is a beautiful common resident found in the city / urban landscape as well countryside. The bird prefers the landscaped bushes and flowers in the city where it enjoys the nectar of the flowers or eats the insects / spiders found in the bushes. In the countryside though, the behaviour is same except that it forages in the wild bushes. We are seeing them a lot these days as it is their breeding period!
During a trip to a grassland, sighted this lone bird foraging on the flame of the forest tree. The bright orange flowers were next to the bird, but due to the small size of the bird, I couldn't get the flower in frame. The bird was hunting insects at eye level on this plant. The bird landed on this bush briefly and surveyed the area around it. This is a typical hunting pattern of these sunbirds - they look nook and corner for the small insects.
Thanks in advance for your views, likes and faves. Much appreciated.
A Purple Sunbird on a bush in the grasslands
One of my favorite birds of all time - this is a beautiful common resident found in the city / urban landscape as well countryside. The bird prefers the landscaped bushes and flowers in the city where it enjoys the nectar of the flowers or eats the insects / spiders found in the bushes. In the countryside though, the behaviour is same except that it forages in the wild bushes. We are seeing them a lot these days as it is their breeding period!
During a trip to a grassland, sighted this lone bird foraging on the flame of the forest tree. The bright orange flowers were next to the bird, but due to the small size of the bird, I couldn't get the flower in frame. The bird was hunting insects at eye level on this plant. The bird landed on this bush briefly and surveyed the area around it. This is a typical hunting pattern of these sunbirds - they look nook and corner for the small insects.
Thanks in advance for your views, likes and faves. Much appreciated.