01 June 2008

Kelicap Jantung Besar (Spectacled Spiderhunter)

I saw this Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)
hanging at this 'Jantung pisang' (banana blossom, the flower of the banana)
a couple of time, but unable to photograph it.
I got this ONE shot through the steel fence, just one frame before it flew away.
This picture describe very well why Malay call it "Kelicap Jantung" meaning bird that feed on 'jantung pisang' (banana heart). It feed on nectar at that tiny yellow flowers that are lined up in tidy rows.

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