Ready to Fly

Picture by pedrevan

  • Kirstenbosch Drive, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • March 28, 2016
  • Canon eos 6d
  • Canon EF28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
  • Shooting Style Hand Held
  • Shoots Number Multiple Exposure
  • Exposures Number -1.66, 0, +1.66
  • Editing Software Photomatic Pro, Photoshop
  • File Format RAW
  • Notes This little guy has a crimson and a royal blue band on his chest, but yoy can't see these from this angle. Sunbirds are the southern African equivalents of humming birds, but they are bigger and perch rather than hover.
sunbird cape town kirstenbosch botanical gardens south africa hdr aloe

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28 Mar 04:57
pedrevan

In Kirstenbosch gardens in Cape Town, a lesser double barred sunbird, a drop of nectar on his beak, prepares to take off from his aloe food source.

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