Scarlet-Chested Male

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x Extender @ 700mm, Aperture Priority @ f/8 (1/800 sec), +2/3 EV, ISO 400, Tripod, JPEG from RAW, Copped about 60% FROM Full Frame; Leaving the 40% You See Here

When the Purple-Crested Turaco I showed you in my last post showed up in the coral tree (I believe that's the name of this tree, though I could be wrong!), the male Scarlet-Chested Sunbird you see here is the one I was actually after.

Though not the smallest of Sunbird species, the Scarlet-Chested is just as flighty and, as such, just as much of a challenge to capture. The one you see here I came across on a morning I'd decided to stay in camp with the specific goal of capturing as many good photos as I could of Sunbirds, instead of heading out on the road in Kruger National Park (South Africa) in search of larger quarry such as carnivores and herbivores.

The subject is relatively small in the frame, but having already cropped about 60% off from the full frame (!) I didn't want to shave off any more, besides, I really like the coral flowers and the way I was able to compose this picture.

Critique and comments always welcome.