A curious bird

The title says it all!

Sungei Buloh Encounters (9)

A female olive-backed sunbird approaching her nest. She is bringing insects to her chicks every five minutes.

Olive-Backed Sunbird At The Nest

D700 500mm +1.7 teleconverter ISO400 f/6.7 1/320 flash -2.0EV tripod

This picture was taken the day before the chicks left the nest.

Olive-Backed Sunbird

D700 500mm +1.7 teleconverter ISO400 f/6.7 1/160 flash -1.3EV tripod

Another visitor of the Asoka tree, the olive-backed sunbird. Here a female.

Olive-Backed Sunbird

D700 500mm + 1.7 teleconverter ISO400 f/6.7 1/500 flash -0.3EV tripod

An Olive-Backed Sunbird on an Heliconia. I tested the FP function of the SB900 flash to increase the sync speed to 1/500. It worked well. Watch for flash battery level though, this function uses more power.