I was photographing the flowers

when suddenly this malachite sunbird appeared out of nowhere.

This is what some aloes look like when all the nectar is finished, it dies from the bottom.

[Annie D]

a lovely surprise drop in

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, wow, fabulous!

[haskar]

Lovely photobomber! Beautiful iridescent color.

[Casablanca]

He is such a lovely colour

[Christina]

Beautiful shot

[Kathy A]

Gorgeous colours

[Susan Wakely]

Oh so lovely.

[Joan Robillard]

Colorful

[YvetteL]

Amazing colours!

[Wylie]

Knew this was yours. Stunning ❤️

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh Diana, this bird is gorgeous!

[Renee Salamon]

Woweeee he’s so beautiful- lucky you

[Babs]

How considerate of him to fly into your picture.

[Paul J]

Sometimes one gets very lucky. Great shot of this colorful bird!

[katy]

Awesome light as always, Diana and a wonderful contrast of colors between the bird and flower

[KV]

Gorgeous bird… such a long tail.

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful shot and what a delightful splash of color he adds to the image!!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture.

[Merrelyn]

He shows up beautifully against the orange flowers .

[vaidas]

Nice

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a treat!

[Jo Worboys]

Such a great capture

[Rob Z]

How marvellous

[Corinne C]

Amazing capture

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot & amazing colour!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great shot- his color is amazing!

[Allison Maltese]

What a perfect pop of green to add to your shot! Nice light too.

[narayani]

So beautiful

[LManning (Laura)]

A stunning bird in beautiful light.

[Dorothy]

Just an amazing shot!

[Diana]

@annied @jamibann @haskar @casablanca @christinav @kjarn @wakelys @joansmor @lettevy @pusspup @photographycrazy @happysnaps @rensala @onewing @pej76 @grammyn @kvphoto @bluemoon @mittens @merrelyn @vaidasguogis @ziggy77 @koalagardens @365projectorgjoworboys @robz @corinnec @carole_sandford @olivetreeann @falcon11 @narayani @ljmanning @illinilass Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Heather]

Outstanding light and colour, Diana! Your little malachite sunbird is gorgeous! Fav

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 Many thanks :-)