Sunbird??

[Dr Hari Venkatesh K R]

Canon EOS 1000D, EFS 55 to 250mm
Aperture priority - F8
SS - 1/500
Ev - -1 1/2
ISO -400
FL -250mm
WB - daylight
image cropped from all sides..Wish the perch was a branch instead..

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice image Hari, this is a Loten's Sunbird (Male)
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Beautifully captured. The eye contact is nice. The colours have come out well. Wish the perch was natural. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Agree with the previous comments. The image has come sharp.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice. There is some noise, maybe it's due to the crop. Good pose and eye contact. Wish the bright patch behind the bird's shoulder were absent.
Nice to see you photographing birds with the 55-250 :).TFS

[Dr Hari Venkatesh K R]

Thanks for the ID Praveen... Yes Abishek the noise is due to the crop...Thank you all..

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice Composition. The beak is sharp. A natural percha nd light from the front would have been nice. Thanks for sharing.

[AB Apana]

Lots of noise here.

@Praveen: this is not a Loten's sunbird. The Loten's Sunbird has a strongly decurved beak.

Apana

[AB Apana]

Here are links to a Loten's Sunbird:

http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1317

http://indiawilds.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1527&stc=1&d=1246883849