One needs to be on a constant look-out for opportunities. This time, while at my parents' in Coorg, I spotted and seized an opportunity. I noticed sunbirds frequenting a flowering hedge and positioned myself in a car shed next to the hedge. Here I was able to photograph them to my heart's content. Because of the low light I could not get acceptable shots of the fascinating birds jumping from flower to flower.
The first images are of the male Purple-rumped Sunbird. These are floowed by the female of the species. The bird with the long curved bill is the female Loten's Sunbird. Note the long tongue of the burd which enables it to reach into flowers.
Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica
Loten's Sunbird (female) Nectarinia lotenia
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