A bright and sunny morning welcomed us at the London Zoo and entering it made me as joyful as my 2 year old daughter who wanted to see her favorite animals.
The Blackburn Pavilion is a beauty and exhibits a host of tropical birds flying freely inside a restored Victorian bird house; full of tropical plants, pools and even an indoor waterfall surrounded by the sounds of bird song in the air making us nostalgic and some of us literally had Goosebumps.
The bird that caught my eye was this quick bird -the Sunbird , flying about and was difficult to photograph but after a while it did settle down and perched on a branch.
Splendid Sunbird - named because of its spectacular iridescent colors the splendid sunbird is known to perch conspicuously on top of bushes and trees.
It’s from: West and central tropical Africa
Eats : Nectar, insects
Habitat : Woods, grasslands
Features : Long, thin downward curving bill. Purple and blue head.
Trivia: The male appears to constantly change color in the sunlight because of their highly iridescent plumage.
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| Splendid Sunbird |
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| Nigeria 1&1/2d stamp |
Scarlet Chested Sunbird - named because of its spectacular scarlet chest.
It’s from: West and central tropical Africa
Eats : Nectar, insects
Habitat : Woods, grasslands
Features : Long, thin downward curving bill. Scarlet chest.
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| Scarlet Chested Sunbird |
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| 25 cents Scarlet Sunbird from the Venda birds set 1981 |
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| Scarlet Chested Sunbird 2&1/2 cents - a beautiful set from 1961. |
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| Malawi 1D stamp from the 1968 birds set. |
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