Ready for Flight

Picture by pedrevan

  • Kirstenbosch Drive, Cape Town, South Africa

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  • January 11, 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 Camera Raw, Photomatix Pro, Photoshop
  • File Format RAW
  • Notes This little guy, the 'giant', South African equivalent of a humming bird, has a red and a blue collar band but he's not at the correct angle for these to show. He's on an aloe flower spike in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, near Cape Town.
lesser double collared sunbird sunbird kirstenbosch cape town south africa aloe hdr

2 Comments

11 Jan 04:37
pedrevan

A lesser double-collared sunbird, a drop of nectar on his beak, prepares to take off to another aloe flower.

11 Jan 05:18
steve_zasadny

Nice shot!

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