I have remained in suspense for a long time, till a keen bird watcher told me recently that the Sun-bird was named by the natives in Asia because of its dazzling and iridescent feathers shining even more in sunlight! Their brilliant and shining plumage can appear like sun rays when the sunlight falls on its plumage. They have a hue of colours on the plumage specific to each species.
They are also tuneful and melodious in their bird call. While the male birds are brightly coloured, the female birds are muted olive or yellow for camouflage.
I have noticed during their visit to our garden that they feed on nectar from flowers which are bright and colourful. They are regular visitors when the sun has risen and just before sunset! It seems that their inner clock has synchronicity with sunlight !
What they do normally is to turn in the direction our cottage and offer us their tuneful birdcalls each day after feeding on the nectar!
A bird call to greet us in gratitude !
We have now a row of plants in our garden, which give colourful flowers rich in nectar!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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