Loten Sunbird Male

[Kartik Bhat]

Canon 550D Lens Canon 75-300mm
EXIF:F 5.6 @ 1/250 ISO 400
Loten Sunbird Male Shot at a town called Karkala 50 miles from Mangalore

[Rajeev Khanna]

amazing . is their any processing on the background Thanks for sharing

[Kartik Bhat]

No sir !! No PP on bg !! Just increased sharpness and Contrast

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice shot. Looks like the shutter speed was a bit too low for this skittish little bird. Lovely colours and eye contact. The distinctly curved beak is well documented, and the flick of the tongue is a bonus.
TFS

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice image. they are skittish as abhishek says and not easy to freze. you have done well here. do you have a frontal shot ?. the breast band of the male is lovely a sight....

TFS
Roopak

[Prasad Dingankar]

Lovely capture, Nicely exposed, lush green BG due to monsoon, giving nice feel to the Image. Thanks for sharing

[Sabyasachi Patra]

These birds have a long tongue and that is documented here. How big is the crop?

I agree with the previous comments. The best way to click these birds is to stand near a flowering plant and then wait for them to come close.

[Kartik Bhat]

Mr. Patra I have not cropped it!! This is an uncroped image!! I have clicked this fellas in various angles!! But what I found attracting was it back end of the neck!!! The color is so good !! I clicked it at a very close range near my Grannys house!! Look to live with my granny!!! I have documented more than 25 different species near my grannys house !

[Kartik Bhat]

Thanks all!!