Sandipan Ghosh
12-05-2015, 06:46 PM
One of my favourite and sweet bird - Purple Sunbird male
The breeding male is characterized by the metallic bluish-black body, and the tuft of crimson and yellow feathers under each wing. In contrast, the non-breeding male purple sunbird has a much duller ‘eclipse’ plumage that resembles the female, with yellow underparts and a dark line of feathers running down the centre of the throat.
Place - Mama Vagne Pahar, Dubrajpur, Birbhum, WB
Date - 30/12/2014
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Focal Length: 250 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
The breeding male is characterized by the metallic bluish-black body, and the tuft of crimson and yellow feathers under each wing. In contrast, the non-breeding male purple sunbird has a much duller ‘eclipse’ plumage that resembles the female, with yellow underparts and a dark line of feathers running down the centre of the throat.
Place - Mama Vagne Pahar, Dubrajpur, Birbhum, WB
Date - 30/12/2014
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Focal Length: 250 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100