My Tiny Visitor: Is it a hummingbird or a sunbird?

in Discovery-it2 days ago

Hello Hivers!! 🪶

I'm here again for another nature post.

Among the tiny visitors we always have, there is this tiny but very active bird. It has a yellow belly and a blue throat. Its back is olive brown, and its bill is very thin and slightly long. Its thin, long bill is perfect for extracting nectar from flowers.

In our local language, we call it "Tamsi". These birds are very good singers. They are small but sing loudly.

Some people say it's the Philippine hummingbird, but the truth is, there are no hummingbirds in the Philippines. This little songbird is classified as a Garden Sunbird and a Philippine endemic species. But according to some research, they can't be found in Palawan.

So, for Filipinos reading my blog, now we know 😁. This is a sunbird 👍

Here are a few photos I managed to capture because this little guy keeps on jumping from one stem to another. 😁

Sorry, this one 👆 is a bit blurry because, as you can see, it's trying to fly to the next branch again. 😂


I really love this last photo, it was singing, and I captured the exact moment it opened its bill. Such a great moment 💚

The bokeh effect under the twig also adds to the vibe.

That's all for today. I hope you learned something from this post 😊



🌸 Texts and Images by vvodjiu@vvodjiu 🌸

🌺 The lead photo was made using ChatGPT Image Generator. Most of my photos were edited in Lightroom for minimal enhancements 🌺

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What a beautiful bird! It's a shame there are no hummingbirds there. There are plenty here, and I love them.

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Thanks a lot,, much appreciated
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