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10-JUL-2010

Golden-winged Sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi)

Mount Kenya, Kenya

A male in breeding plumage feeding on Leonotis flower nectar.
This is a montane species of sunbird.

Canon EOS 7D
1/500s f/5.6 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

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Milan Vogrin01-Sep-2010 21:02
Great shot!V!
Maja Waiss01-Sep-2010 18:55
Very nice!
lou_rozensteins01-Sep-2010 05:20
Superb details and colours. Well done.
Sonja Ross01-Sep-2010 01:41
Lovely combination of colours. It almost looks like a Honeyeater.
Joanne Kamo01-Sep-2010 01:31
Wow! Outstanding lighting and colors!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet01-Sep-2010 00:15
Magnificent. With the price of gold this bird is certainly worth a lot of money.
Peter Ericsson01-Sep-2010 00:04
That looks like a rather chunky sunbird. Or were you simply very close?
Lovely plumage and again, great hues.
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