Showing posts with label Purple-rumped Sun-bird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purple-rumped Sun-bird. Show all posts

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Purple-rumped Sun-bird - Nectarinia zeylanica, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.





This species pirces the base of this large flower with its pointed beak and sucks the nectar. They flit from flower to flower rapidly and are a real challenge in photography.