23 July 2009

I'm NOT Spiderhunter - Pemburu Labah-labah

I am a Brown-throated Sunbird, though I like hunting a spider.
Sunbird got their name from the brightly with iridescent or rainbow like colours plumage (mostly in male species)
The colours of the iridescence changes with the angle of incident light such that a blue may suddenly appear green or black.
Spotted the green spider on Cempedak leave...
moved closer for better strike...
and finally flew away with the catch.
Their primary food is nectar, but it also eats small fruits and berries.
This male bird was bringing the spider to its chicks, because chicks and juveniles need high protein.

7 comments:

Madibirder said...

Nice hunting sequence.

zzlaloq said...

good documentation, I like the 2nd pic, sunbird staring at the spidey

rainfield61 said...

great and good action, both by you and the songbird.

Kelly said...

...the second photo is sooooo cool. Love it!

Bhavesh Chhatbar said...

I sure have become your follower. What a fantastic photo-story of spider-hunting by a sunbird!

Slow and Beautiful — Snail

Amila Salgado said...

Excellent behavioural sequence. I enjoyed it a lot.

Andor Marton said...

Nice hunting series ... and the bird is very colorful.