Malachite Sunbird .......

slowly getting his mating/breeding colour back.

[Helen Sanderson]

gorgeous shot of the sunbird

[Joanna kate]

Marvellous image

[Poppo Livy]

Fabulous looking bird

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a gorgeous bird..

[Lou Ann]

Such a beautiful bird!

[Lynne]

Amazing colors in this bird. nIcely captured

[Pam Knowler]

Wow what a stunning bird!! Fav!

[Merrelyn]

Great capture. He looks quite motley compared to the shot you posted a while back, of one in all its splendour :)

[*lynn]

awesome bird and shot

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a pretty shade of blue- I bet he will be spectacular when his feathers come in!

[Diana]

@hrs @joannakate @terryliv @happysnaps @louannwarren @lynne5477 @pamknowler @merrelyn @lynnz @kchuk Thanks so much for the great comments and fav! I really appreciate it very much.

[Diana]

@merrelyn Surprisingly some seem to be more mottled than others. I am watching them every day as it chages very quickly now. Mother nature is incredible 😉

[Henri Russell]

Such a pretty bird. Is this a type of hummingbird or is it larger?

[Dawn]

Fav

[Margo]

Such beautiful feathers fav

[Diana]

@henrir Thanks Henri, not sure about the size though.These are rather small, 14-25cm and weigh 11-25gr.

[Diana]

@dawnee @777margo Thanks for the lovely comments and fav