Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Orange-breasted sunbird


I was lucky today. Just leaving Kirstenbosch when this little fellow appeared right beside the path, drinking nectar (is it blue?) from some just-opened agapanthus.


The colours are brilliant. He was quite tame - very different from the birds we saw at the top of Nursery Ravine last week, though he could easily have been one of them.

8 comments:

donna said...

i can only say WOW. incredibly beautiful. it must have been just breathtaking -- astonishing.

webb said...

He's lovely! Great pictures. Kudos to you!

Brigitte said...

Aaah, Marie-Brilliant! These are the photos I have always wanted to get and never did, even though I had both the agis and the O-B Sunbirds in the garden. Well done!!

Princess and the Pea said...

He's beautiful. I wish we had birds like that in England.

Marijke said...

Breath-taking pics. The blurred orangey green background is perfect - well spotted!

Bonbon Oiseau said...

Magical!

Belinda @ Wild Acre said...

I have been enjoying catching up on your very interesting SA posts and have to say these photos are so beautiful - the colours and the movement - National Geographic worthy!

Carlie said...

Amazing!!!!! Belinda is right. Nat Geo material. Whew!