MohanBabu
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Sunbirds are small birds visiting our garden regularly. They are so small that the home pigeons appear bigger in front of them. They make some lovely sounds but their sounds immediately attract crows for a wrong reason. The crows drive them away at times. Sunbirds are not secretive but it is very difficult to take a picture of them. So I had to borrow someone else’s image from net.
The smallest of Sunbirds can be as light as 5 grams in weight. Their size is close to that of a large insect or a butterfly. Yet they look like proper birds in shape thanks to their well formed bill, wings and tail. They can build nests using just a broad leaf. The ones in our place make woven cups to the underside of large leaves as nests.
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Question of
Have you seen a Sunbird?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
What do you do when you see a beautiful bird?
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Just enjoy its beauty.
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Take a picture.
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Wonderful photography…
I love taking bird photos, but it’s often a challenge.
I love sunbirds, I was so excited to see the picture of the sunbird. I hoped that it was yours. They sing so sweetly in the morning and that is the music I wake up to. I have some pictures of the sunbirds. I have been planning to post them here but invariably end up posting something else.
That is a lovely picture of my favorite tree the jacaranda and one of my favorite birds. 😀
Sadly I have never photohraphed one. I have made a bad video but you would need a telescope to spot the bird inside. It was such a hopeless video. Please post your pictures. Meanwhile, let me see if I get lucky taking a picture myself.
why do the crows grief the sunbirds? they’re hardly competing for anything
I have not seen the crows attack them. But the crows can scare them away at times by forming a group and circling them. I think they see every other bird as some form of competition for food.
that’s silly, sunbirds can’t compete with crows for resources
A beautiful little bird. I haven’t seen her yet. I would be happy to photograph it but I doubt it would work.
Yes, it is not easy photographing one.
Never saw this bird,but it is lovely. I enjoy taking photos of birds.
Thank you for your wonderful comments.
I’m not sure I’ve seen this bird, maybe even it’s not in my country…
If I see a beautiful bird, of course, I will enjoy its beauty and maybe take pictures if I remember and there is also a camera in my hand.
They may be there in your place. It is my guess. If these birds are there, a tree with large leaves is where we need to look for a sun bird.
Very interesting. From now on I will look more closely at the big trees around me.
Woow, a beautiful bird. I haven’t seen him before, he’s really unique. I’d be happy to photograph it, of course, if I did.
It is not a commonplace sight in India either. Only in our new home, we have been spotting these birds but not very often. It is a challenge to spot them because of their size and secretive nature. They make some unique sounds when they arrive and if we are free, we can spot these tiny beauties from a safe distance.
Wow I have never seen these before. Stunning! You know I would take photos.
You sure would have. I am going to try capturing a few pictures of these tiny beauties.
for me it is both answers – i see the bird admire its beauty and then wish I had grabbed my camera!
Yup. I shoud have given “both” as an option.
that is perfectly ok, you always have someone that thinks they have ab better answer! Your poll was great! so was the article!
Thanks DocAndersen for your support.
They look like humming birds. We have these birds and others too.
Sunbirds look similar to humming birds. What we see in Chennai is mostly the sunbirds.
I’ve never seen one, but if I could see it for sure the first thing I would do would be to take a picture of it. It is beautiful.
True. But I am not sure if you would find these birds in Europe. Will try taking a picture soon.
I don’t take pictures at all.
I find it tough to click pictures of birds. Before I am ready, they fly away. ?