Which bird is this?

labrol · Nov 7th, 2009, 23:11

Purple Sunbird Male

Nick-H · Nov 7th, 2009, 23:58

The female sunbirds are not so brightly and contrastingly coloured as the males. Also, it depends on how the sun strikes them as to what colour you see, as that electric colour is is caused by refraction.

Another sunbird has less refraction, but a wonderful contrast between yellow chest and black back.

<cross-posted with Labrol>

mridula · Nov 7th, 2009, 23:59

Labrol and Nick, thank you.

mridula · Nov 8th, 2009, 17:04

So which is this one? I managed to attach a different picture to this one which had gone blank earlier. I ran after this one a lot but could not manage a better shot

mridula · Nov 8th, 2009, 17:07

So which bird is this and I think I goofed up and posted a blank message too.

PS. The message above had gone blank but I salvaged it by attaching another bird picture. So which birds are these?

birds · Nov 8th, 2009, 21:15

The first is an Indian Tree Pie and the second looks like an Indian robin female.

mridula · Nov 8th, 2009, 21:42

Birds many thanks for both.

RWeHavingFunYet · Nov 9th, 2009, 01:05

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#118 is Purple Sunbird Female. <== Click
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#124 is a Treepie. <== Click
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#125 is Indian Robin Male. <== Click

mridula · Nov 9th, 2009, 22:28

Thank you so much RWeHavingFunYet. I managed a much better purple sunbird here.

mridula · Nov 15th, 2009, 01:14

So which bird is this? Is it Pied Myna?

labrol · Nov 15th, 2009, 01:52

Yes it is

mridula · Nov 15th, 2009, 12:14

Thank you Labrol.

mridula · Nov 15th, 2009, 16:35

And what is this small cuite pie called?

Nick-H · Nov 15th, 2009, 16:38

It's a Tailor Bird!

mridula · Nov 15th, 2009, 16:43

Thank you so much Nick. It was roaming about in the backtard. Maybe because I have started clicking them more I see them more but this year it has been raining birds. The whole area is full of purple sunbirds too.

Nov 7th, 2009, 23:11	#121
labrol Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 305	Purple Sunbird Male __________________ Alone I walked. Strangers joined in. We became a caravan.

Nov 7th, 2009, 23:59	#123
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Labrol and Nick, thank you. __________________ Mridula Travel Tales from India

Nov 8th, 2009, 17:04	#124
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	So which is this one? I managed to attach a different picture to this one which had gone blank earlier. I ran after this one a lot but could not manage a better shot Attached Thumbnails

Nov 8th, 2009, 17:07	#125
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	So which bird is this and I think I goofed up and posted a blank message too. PS. The message above had gone blank but I salvaged it by attaching another bird picture. So which birds are these? Attached Thumbnails

Nov 8th, 2009, 21:15	#126
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 1,062	The first is an Indian Tree Pie and the second looks like an Indian robin female. __________________ Of the estimated 500 million dogs in the world, approximately 75% are strays, of which about 25 million live in India.

Nov 7th, 2009, 23:58	#122
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	The female sunbirds are not so brightly and contrastingly coloured as the males. Also, it depends on how the sun strikes them as to what colour you see, as that electric colour is is caused by refraction. Another sunbird has less refraction, but a wonderful contrast between yellow chest and black back. <cross-posted with Labrol>

Nov 8th, 2009, 21:42	#127
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Birds many thanks for both.

Nov 9th, 2009, 01:05	#128
RWeHavingFunYet .. . . . N . o . r . i . k . o . . . .. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 17°25'N, 78°31'E Posts: 233	. . . . . #118 is Purple Sunbird Female. <== Click . . #124 is a Treepie. <== Click . . #125 is Indian Robin Male. <== Click

Nov 9th, 2009, 22:28	#129
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Thank you so much RWeHavingFunYet. I managed a much better purple sunbird here.

Nov 15th, 2009, 01:14	#130
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	So which bird is this? Is it Pied Myna? Attached Thumbnails

Nov 15th, 2009, 01:52	#131
labrol Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 305	Yes it is

Nov 15th, 2009, 12:14	#132
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Thank you Labrol.

Nov 15th, 2009, 16:35	#133
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	And what is this small cuite pie called? Attached Thumbnails

Nov 15th, 2009, 16:38	#134
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	It's a Tailor Bird!

Nov 15th, 2009, 16:43	#135
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Thank you so much Nick. It was roaming about in the backtard. Maybe because I have started clicking them more I see them more but this year it has been raining birds. The whole area is full of purple sunbirds too.

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