Orange Breasted Sunbird

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2010359 views7 comments

Another example of the many wonderful birds we had the privilege to see while we were in South Africa this past September. The various sunbirds are incredibly beautiful but so tiny and quick that they are quite difficult to get good images of. This one was on Table Mountain and managed to stay still just long enough to get off a couple of shots. C&C are always very much appreciated....thanks for looking!

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 18-135 @ 135mm
ISO 400, F10, 1/800 sec
Crop is about 65% of full

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Lovely bird and that perch is to die for. Cute pose and nice lighting.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Great perch and lovely colors, Joe. The compression really hurts the head area IMO. Is there anything you can do to pull out some detail in the area under the eye?

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 10, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Delightful image, Joe. Good techs and what a pretty bird. I like the perch a lot, but maybe cut some off from the bottom to lower the bird?

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 11, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Beautiful image, Joseph! I really like the typical South-African plant it uses as perch. I like the comp as it is is.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 12, 2010 at 11:52 AM

An excellent image

I like both the bird and the perch.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on December 12, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Thanks folks! These Sunbirds really are a treat to watch, just another great reason to visit South Africa.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 13, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Stunning bird well captured.

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