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Sunbird
drjpmenon

Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Purple-rumped Sunbird - Male
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Location
Tamilnadu, India
Date taken
June 2021
Scientific name
Leptocoma zeylonica
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mmf4
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f5@1/1000, ISO 280
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delia todd
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You know, I think a better name for these would be a 'painted sunbird' Jp LOL.... they have so many colours, don't they.

A fabulous picture of him too - well done my friend.
 
jbpixels
Superb capture of this colourful male showing its colourful throat and green metallic crown.
 
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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_JUN3658.JPG
File size
398.6 KB
Date taken
Thu, 24 June 2021 9:04 AM
Dimensions
992px x 768px

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