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Scarlet-chested Sunbird at the nest

Scarlet-chested Sunbird at the nest - Female at nest

Photographer

» Friedemann Vetter

Location

» Mikumi NP, TZ

Country image taken

» Tanzania

Date

» October, 2015

Equipment

» Sony DSC-HX400V Lens: 215 mm (Max aperture f/6.3) (shot wide open) Exposure: Auto exposure, Program AE, 1/125 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800

Bird Species

»Chalcomitra senegalensis - Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Bird Species (French)

»Souimanga à poitrine rouge

Bird Family

»Nectariniidae - Sunbirds

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» They had their nest just above my tent watching me all the time I was at home.

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