Purple-rumped Sunbird

Early in the morning I was trying to capture different flowers in various shooting modes. When I was trying that on the hibiscus flowers, a tiny colorful bird perched on the plant. Those were my earlier days of bird watching, so I could not identify the bird. Quickly captured few pictures before it flew away.

These cute colorful birds are Purple-rumped Sunbirds. They feed mainly on nectar. They also take insects. It is about 10cm in length. The thin curved bill helps them to feed on nectar. The scientific name of the bird is Leptocoma zeylonica.

Red Vented Bulbul

Red Vented Bulbul belongs to the bulbul family. They are common garden birds with scaly brown plumage, red vent and black tufted head. Its call is very loud and cheerful. It is about 20cm in length. They feed mainly on fruits, petals of flowers, nectar and insects. The scientific name of the bird is Pycnotus cafer. These pictures were captured when the two Red Vented Bulbuls playing around a plant near my home.

Red Whiskered Bulbul

As usual when I was wondering near my small garden at home, I saw two birds flying around. I speculated that they might have built their nest somewhere close by. To my curiosity I started observing them I found out the nest in a hibiscus plant. Later I found out that they are Red Whiskered Bulbuls and are feeding to their nestlings. These are very common birds found in the city. They feed on berries and fruits supplemented by insects and nectar. Its scientific name is Pycnonotus jocosus. It is about 20cm (7 inches) in length.

Then I moved out get my camera to capture them. After much awaiting and several shots I could capture the best out of it.

Food for nestlings


I again went to home after two weeks. Still they were there and this time they were teaching young birds to fly.


Young bird while trying to fly
Later juveniles learned flying and they flew away.

I did not see them again at my garden :(.