...and then another silhouetted bird of note.
The birds always welcome summer with song.
A little Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cynnyris chalybeus) gave us a solo song performance, and it was really so nice to listen to his melodies. I took all of the photos in this post during early mornings and decided to show you some silhouettes. There are two different birds in here, and I will also show each one in their original colors. He knew that I was watching him, as he sat on an aerial on the roof of the house next door. So come and have a look.
These are his original colors below, in better afternoon light.
Like a true actor, he turned around to show his other side.
And then he let rip with his song again!
I think he was waiting for an encore here.
And now for the other bird.
The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) are a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most telling characteristic of the genus is the long tail streamers of the males of many species. In addition to the long tails the males and females are sexually dimorphic and have rufous, black and white plumage.
There is an amazing list in the source above, on Wikipedia, of the many species of paradise flycatchers and they appear mainly in the southern hemisphere.
It is the silhouette of a Paradise Flycatcher.
He does not have a long song, such as the sunbird, and this is all that I currently have of his colors.
I thought he was going to go for that bug that passes below him, but not so.
Maybe he was waiting for his missus.
A beautiful bird with a very long tail.
We regard birdsong as nature's music, and there are so many other sounds in nature that accompany the birdsong, like an orchestra. For all I know, the sunbird was practicing for an opera in nature:) One day I will get his song on a video to show you how beautiful it sounds. I tried to look on Mrs Google for the sunbird's song, but they have nothing that sounds like this little guy. You can see in the pictures that he sings straight from his chest, and if a fly or an insect fly into his wide-open mouth, it will be a free meal for him:) Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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