Purple Sunbird

Posted by WILDSUDIPTA on Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:29 am

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It is a challenge to get this tiny beauty in open perch . Yes , Purple Sunbird male in breeding plumage

Nikon D500, 500 mm F4 afs , ISO 1600 , 1/640 , f 5.6 , Natural light
Thanks for looking and comments as always .

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by leigha on Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:04 am

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Congrats - great shot and love the eye contact

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by Ron Day on Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:18 pm

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Nice pose on the diagonal, and the iridescence in the breeding plumage is beautiful.

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by peter makuch on Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:51 pm

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you got lucky, excellent on the exposure on this sunbird.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:56 pm

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Lovely colour and detail, well worth a click to see the uncompressed view! You have caught the iridescence in the plumage beautifully.

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