Long-billed Sun-bird (Loten's sun-bird) -Nectariinia lotenia, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

They flit so fast from flower to flower that it s a real effort to capture them on camera.

'Long-billed Sun-bird' - Nectarinia lotenia, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Loten's Sunbird.

? Female Sun-bird

Loten's Sun-bird.

I took these pictures in our home-garden in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. I used a Nikon D90 with a 18-105 lens. I am still getting acquainted with this superb camera.