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What stunning and contrasting colours as a male Purple Sunbird (Nectarania asiatica) in breeding plumage visits a Flame of the Forest, Palash or dhak tree (Butea frondosa now monosperma) at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, during the spring…

birds · flowers

The closest equivalent we have to a Hummingbird here in India! The Purple Sunbird is capable of rapid wing beats to sustain flight in pause mode, in the same place much like a helicopter, to suck at flower nectar.

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Gotta give it to this female Purple Sunbird for hanging onto the flower stalk of the Canna Lily. The firm grip and balancing act near the top of the lily stalk. The Sunbird is probing inside the flower buds for nectar.

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This female Rose-ringed Parakeet gets nosy and sits on a coconut tree trunk next to a Common Myna nest or the common Mynas must have invaded their nest. The parakeet cranes it's neck towards the opening of the hollow.

birds · wildlife

The Eurasian Hoopoe is a common bird species in India and is often seen foraging on the ground near human dwellings. The two Hoopoes are seen foraging in between pumpkin leaves and the open ground in the Wilderness Orchard garden.

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A couple of Rose-ringed Parakeet are filmed feeding on a tree branch in our office complex. The physical traits of the parrots are seen in very close detail.

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Rose-ringed Parakeets are common in urban trees and are often mistaken for parrots. The birds are quite adapted to the urban environment. A male is seen sitting on the branch under the shade of leaf foliage.

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The Purple Sunbird male's plumage looks like it is in eclipse phase. This is a Purple Sunbird and surely not a Leptocoma zeylonica or Cinnyris asiaticus male individual in non-breeding plumage.

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A park near a crowded in Moti Bagh is home to several species of urban birds ad animals. One of them is this female Rose-ringed Parakeet or Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri).

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The Rose-ringed Parakeet is the common tota species or variety that is found in Indian cities.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeet is the common tota species or variety that is found in Indian cities.

birds · flowers

This is a compilation of some of the common urban birds in Delhi. The Rock Pigeon which is exploding in population in all urban areas, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Rose-ringed Parakeet which is also quite common.

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The herald of Indian monsoons and the spectacular metallic purple sheen of the male Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus ) has worn off.

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A female Rose-ringed Parakeet is having the time of its life as gular tree trunks turn red with the edible fruits. The picky frugivore goes from one nutritious fruit to the other.

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A flock of juvenile Teetars busy with seeds on the ground. The flower bed looks plowed from incessant pecking and digging. Nothing is going to stop them from this pleasure at the moment, not even the camera.

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It looks like the love relationship between a male Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) and the flowers of Hamelia patens is unending. A male in nonbreeding plumage is seen drinking nectar from the flowers of Firebush.

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This female Rose-ringed Parakeet got an unkempt look with portions of its 'beard' a dull black mixed with its green feathers. The close up shows the curved beak and the well defined tongue.

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Look at the birds having the time of their lives around the crystal clear waters of the swimming pool at out Wilderness Orchard. A drink, a peck at the insects here and there for the White-breasted Waterhen.

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A flock of juvenile Teetars busy with seeds on the ground. The flower bed looks plowed from incessant pecking and digging. Nothing is going to stop them from this pleasure at the moment, not even the camera.

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The metallic colours are gone and the females have also deserted this male in the non-breeding season.

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Purple Sunbirds can't get enough of nectar from Hamelia patens flowers in any season. They seem to be hovering around every Firebush plant with flowers like this male in non-breeding plumage and the female as well.

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Purple Sunbirds can't get enough of nectar from Hamelia patens flowers in any season. They seem to be hovering around every Firebush plant with flowers like this male in non-breeding plumage and the female as well.

birds · flowers

What everyone calls a Tota is really the Rose-ringed Parakeet which is not a parrot but a smaller bird, belonging to the parakeet family.