I have a large pot of Firecracker Plants that produces stalks of red flowers (Russelia equisetiformis) as well as yellow flowers (R. equisetiformis ‘Yellow Gold’) (above). Sunbirds love to visit the flowers to harvest the nectar. Lately, a female Olive-backed … Continued
“More frugivory observations for this Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) with both male and female feeding on Ficus benjamin fruit (above, below). “They have this curious habit of calling almost constantly while in the feeding tree. A sharp call, once … Continued
I have a small patch of Ornamental Bananas (Musa ornate) growing in front of my porch. It took me more than a year to get them looking as lush as in the image above. Visitors are attracted to the pinkish … Continued
“It has been very fortunate for me that I had the opportunity to observe at very close range the nesting behavior of our Olive Backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis, and it was for three nesting cycles. The first was in December … Continued
“Spent some time observing the pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds’ (Cinnyris jugularis) daily routine of feeding their two chicks and maintaining the nest cleanliness,” recounted KC Tsang. “I noticed that the chicks did not always evacuate the faecal sac for the … Continued
“I observed another episode of frugivory by Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) today. “Most literature supports insect and nectar feeding for this sunbird but I have observed fruit feeding more often than nectar feeding (insects are most common). In the … Continued
Santi Xayyasith’s images show the Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) takes nectar from flowers of Butea monosperma, commonly known as Flame of the Forest and Bastard Teak. The tree is a member of the legume family and has bright orange-red flowers. … Continued
BESG received images of Judy Raft’s garden where the Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) nested only after the posting of her account – see HERE. We present here those images as an addendum to her earlier account. The nest of the … Continued
Our post “Olive-backed Sunbird: A miscalculated nesting” attracted a number of comments from readers in Australia. Among these, Judy Raft’s “comments” made over a period of three months make a wonderful story of her experience with a pair of nesting … Continued
Part 1 of the Christmas sunbird story can be found HERE and Part 2 HERE. “30th December: Peanut is one week old and still alive. She is a tough cookie with an incredible strong will to live. Today when I … Continued