Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Sun bird





Sorry for not being wordless ! :)

This little visitor is fairly common in my part of the country . They come in various colours . One of the most amazing things I find about these birds is the amount of noise they can make is so much louder than their size . With just about 2 inches of body length and another 1 inch for their long sharp beak curved at the end for the nectar , these are small birds , but can make themselves be heard loud and clear !!
Though I 'lie in wait ' in the morning to get an action shot of them hovering mid air like humming birds , it is as yet a mission unaccomplished !! :(

Happy Wordless Wednesday to all !!


P.S. Do enlarge for a better view of Pic 1 .

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your little visitors are so much more pleasant than the ones I get flying to my air-con ledge to poo poo everyday!!!

Hope all is well with you. You've been busy lately? :)

sweetytots said...

nice catch.. we also get visitor like that every now and then. good thing they dont poop on our window sill

Indrani said...

Lucky you!
Great work with your camera. :)

Anonymous said...

Nice pictures. Really tweet!

Anonymous said...

ah...beautiful

My WW : Not Cactus but..... Thanks

Juliana said...

great shot

Visit me also at my WW:
Another part of ship and Summer tradition in our village Thanks

Robin said...

They're certainly cute little guys, and blissfully quiet over the internet ;-).

Great capture.

Anonymous said...

So many types of birds in this world! I'm so glad people post pictures of the ones I generally don't see...or may never see otherwise.

Always Been Different said...

Just beautiful!

Happy WW!

Dianne - Bunny Trails said...

What beautiful photos! Such a sweet little bird. I love the detail in these. :D

Rambling Woods said...

First visit for WW..I love to hear the birds in our yard and now I have seen some from your yard. Thank you

Raven said...

Lovely series. I especially like the first one with the rich colors of the flowers. What a nice guest to have visit your home.

Anonymous said...

awww what a blessed little creature.. so sweet and tiny, thank you for sharing, happy WW!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures. Are they a type of humming bird? I see ours at times perched on the wire fence. Very rare to see them when they are not in motion.

Anonymous said...

Shubd how have you been?

There's an award for you here.

Anonymous said...

Hi and thanks for your comments on my site - all very much appreciated.

We've only got Taxi for another two weeks before he returns back to the Police Kennels to start his training as a seach dog. We shall miss him very much as we've been 'puppy walking' him since he was 8 weeks old.

take care, Judyx

Unknown said...

After seeing the fotos of birds , skies and flowers oneof my favourite song of guru dutt i recall YEH TAKHTON YEH MAHLON ,YEH DUNIYA AGAR MIL BHI JAYE YO KYA HAIN,keep the wonderful work on and let there be an smile in everyones life.

Ravin said...

Beautiful pictures, well captured...