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Olive-backed Sunbird and Nest


Olive-backed Sunbird and Nest
Photo Information
Copyright: Gethin Hill (inked) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 125 W: 0 N: 216] (642)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi), Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III
Exposure: f/16, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-25 1:24
Viewed: 579
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi everyone,

today i have a shot of a female Olive-backed Sunbird, aka Yellow-bellied Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) on it's nest that it's building.

This was taken on Green Island, on the Great Barrier Reef.

These little birds often build their nests around people, and houses, for added protection from predators, primarily snakes.

Recently i heard a story from a guy at an animal rescue shelter. He was fairly angry and upset, holding a sack with a snake (python) in it. The python had gotten 'his' resident Sunbirds babies.. the mother was flying around like crazy, banging against the window to get someones attention and help, but unfortunately it was too late. He was pretty upset about it, as im sure the mother was too.
He wanted to kill the snake, but came to his senses and realized that's life and it deserves to live too, so he caught it and dropped it off at the rescue shelter, so hopefully mum Sunbird can try again with one less snake in the area to worry about.

This one was living above the food court area at Green Island.

thanks for looking!
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Hi Gethin,

Perfect capture of this nice bird with excelent details, DOV, POV, Sharpnes and lighting. Great!
TFS.

Greetings,
Nazım

  • Great 
  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 245 W: 0 N: 453] (1710)
  • [2008-02-25 17:47]

Hi Gethin
Great capture of this little sunbird
in his natural environment
Good details and sharpness
tfs jon

  • Great 
  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 562 W: 0 N: 1371] (4547)
  • [2008-02-27 17:17]

Hello Gethin, great story and great picture. Lucky you to photograph those nests, I have never approached one! I wonder what it's going to look like once it is finished unless it is finshed! Perfect capture, Gethin, beautiful light and I like that the bird is looking at the lens wondering what you're doing there. Thanks!

Francine

Hello Gethin,

Your sunbird looks brighter than our plain-throated here. This is a very nice capture of this small bird partly hidden by the leaf. Nicely perched exposing sharpness and details of the plumage. You also have an interesrting note complementing this beautiful picture in natural environment.

Regards,
Jusni

Hi Gethin,
Must have missed this one along the way; nice capture of this Olive-backed Sunbird in its natural environment, lovely colours and a good eye catch, amazing story too, one very lucky snake, all the best Cheers Rick :)

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-02-29 20:50]

Hello Gethin

A very god job to catch this bird in a natural setting like this.
It blends in with it's environment but you managed to show it well.
very good POV.
The colours are very good.
TSF

Rob

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