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Yet More Purple Sunbirds

Posted on January 13, 2011
Purple Sunbird
Look Ain't I Pretty?

I managed to click Purple Sunbirds on Saturday and then on the same Bottle Brush Flowers I found it again. I guess I just got lucky. Let us see if I find it again on this weekend as well, these and the Indian Grey Hornbill as well.

Purple Sunbird on Bottle Brush Flowers
Purple Sunbird on Bottle Brush Flowers

And to think of it that I had almost no interest in birds before I got a zoom lens! I have been debating buying a 150-500mm zoom and a good tripod but not sure how much I will be able to use it and hence the hesitation.

Purple Sunbird on Bottle Brush Flowers
Purple Sunbird on Bottle Brush Flowers

Already a few people recognize me as the crazy woman who goes around with a camera on Saturdays and Sundays running after birds. Imagine if I used a bigger zoom and a tripod on top of that. But I guess if I buy it people will get used to that too.

Purple Sunbird with a Colorful Neck
Purple Sunbird with a Colorful Neck

On Sunday the bird seemed to be quite interested in showing off its colorful neck. And what lovely colors it has! I am wondering if my birds are getting repetitive but as I have said before I can only write about the stuff I myself see!

6 thoughts on “Yet More Purple Sunbirds”

  1. lakshmi says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    what colours ! this is quite a tough bird to photograph ..

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  2. Anu says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Beautiful colours! great pics!

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  3. Akhila S says:
    January 14, 2011 at 12:56 am

    Amazing colors… I am enjoying your bird series 🙂

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  4. Mridula says:
    January 14, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Lakshmi this Bottle Brush one lets me come quite close, it completely ignores me.

    Thanks Anu.

    Thanks for that Akhila, will go looking for more birds now!

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  5. Tarun says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    Crazy woman with camera….lolz….running after birds ….. lollzzz hope they don’t say anything else

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      That is why I like taking my nephew along with me.

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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