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Earning his colours

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A teenage male Cinnyris chalybeus (Southern double-collared sunbird) feeding on a Leonotis Leonurus (Wild Dagga). I am sure he is not feeding in order to fly higher, as the plant has hardly any narcotic properties and is not used as a substitute for cannabis! Smile! Clive

Comments (23)


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JuliSonne

12:21AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Very beautiful exemplar!

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kgb224

1:06AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Wonderful capture Clive.

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beachzz

1:15AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

He's beautiful and I never would have thought he might be looking for another kind of high!!

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PSDuck

2:13AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Lovely photo!

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durleybeachbum

2:58AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Marvellous atmoshere to this sun-filled pic!

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danob

5:24AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Beautiful soft focus and light Bravo Clive

lucindawind

6:56AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

lovely ...it looks like a painting !

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flavia49

7:36AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

wonderful capture!!

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awjay

8:17AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

beautiful bird

frankie96

8:57AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Quite a unique beak he has...

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auntietk

9:35AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Wonderful colors, a beautiful bird, and the image is wonderful!

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Sea_Dog

9:52AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Excellent work. The bird is posed so perfectly. Well done

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Meisiekind

10:21AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Excellent image Clive - the bird certainly matches it's surroundings!! Well done! :)

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flora-crassella

11:49AM | Tue, 08 December 2009

wonderful bird!!! Fantastic picture!!!!

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moochagoo

12:19PM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Stunning colors and composition.

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jendellas

2:18PM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Lovely coloured bird.

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Blush

6:21PM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Luv this bird His beak sure is long! Huga Susan~

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psyoshida

10:23PM | Tue, 08 December 2009

What an outstanding photo!!! The lighting, the colors, the bird, superb!

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Hubba1

11:10PM | Tue, 08 December 2009

Awesome bird shot!!! Love it :)

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MrsRatbag

8:48AM | Wed, 09 December 2009

LOL! No, I'm sure he isn't! Another exotic to me, and a great shot!

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praep

12:06AM | Thu, 10 December 2009

Very nice bird - I hope he knows about the plants effects...

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debbielove

8:17AM | Thu, 17 December 2009

Another, beautiful shot! Outstanding.. And this is a young un' you say? Wow! Great work, mate! Rob

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lorandbartho

11:33AM | Wed, 20 January 2010

Fabulous image!


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/5.6
MakeSONY
ModelDSLR-A100
Shutter Speed1/160
ISO Speed100
Focal Length300

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