Male Marico

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, Aperture Priority @ f/8 (1/500 sec), +1/3 EV, ISO 640, Tripod, JPEG from RAW, Cropped about 20% from Full Frame

As often is the case, some of the most exquisitely coloured birds I've come across on my photography trips are found closest to the accommodation I'm staying in, which often has me wondering whether I might be best off just staying at base camp instead of going out in search for interesting things to shoot ;^)

Like most Sunbirds, the Marico male is far more striking in colour than it's female counterpart who is usually quite drab and plain, as you can see by example of the female Marico Sunbird I posted a couple of day ago compared to this handsome little chappy.

Above and beyond the generally accepted in post-processing, I cloned out one vertical twig that, for me, was far too distracting.

Comments and critique always welcome.