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The Purple Sunbird


The Purple Sunbird
Photo Information
Copyright: Zahoor Ahmed (zahoor_salmi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 448] (4422)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-14
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Cannon 40D, Canon 400mm L 5.6
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-01 4:19
Viewed: 111
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Purple Sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

Purple Sunbird is an abundant resident breeder across tropical southern Asia from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia. One to three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree.

Purple Sunbirds are tiny, only 10cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.
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hi zahoor
excellent shot and very successful shot.
very fast wings!
you are a very good hunter!

Very nice captured. TFS

Wonderful sharp shot Zahoor...is the catch light in the eye real? It doesn't really matter, it is just the icing on the cake! The feel to the image with the excellent DOF, has a touch of Arthur Morris (bird photographer) about it. Well done.

  • Great 
  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1511 W: 23 N: 0] (11870)
  • [2009-07-01 4:58]

Hi Zahoor...
Again, beautiful shot with bird...
Nice moment for take this shot...
Regards...
Andro

  • Great 
  • bri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 393 W: 1 N: 468] (2489)
  • [2009-07-01 5:19]

Hi Zahoor,
The timing was brilliant on this shot, the subject is nicely positioned in the frame. TFS
Bri

hi excellent details deserves to be in nat goe magazine well timed grt dof tfs
regards bryan

Very beautiful creative art work. Nice composition and good action shot.

Good compo, colours and dynamics, although I can not understand where the bird got his name from.
cheers

Joris

perfect shot Zahoor, freezing the birds body and capturing the birds flight with its blur wings.well done.
regards...............andres

Hi Ahmed,

Congratulations! This is a superb action photo of this flying sunbird. Good sharpness and colour balance. Stunning bird. Great nature photo. TFS.

Martyn

  • Great 
  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 177 W: 5 N: 19] (1152)
  • [2009-07-02 0:22]

une tres belle prise!
les couleurs sont magnifiques!
une composition reussie!

merci.

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