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  1. So pretty! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks a lot Posted 6 years ago
  2. Lol, your title is perfect because as soon as I saw this shot, I thought that it looked like it was doing yoga :) Posted 6 years ago
    1. thanks for keen observation Posted 6 years ago

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The purple-rumped sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to feed.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy

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Uploaded Feb 24, 2019. Captured Jan 1, 2019 07:12 in 19, Subhash Nagar, Badi Chowdi, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad, Telangana 500064, India.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO250
  • 600mm