tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post4205298403436465761..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: Sunbirds, malachite and collaredDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-59560746673631099742011-01-22T12:09:10.038+02:002011-01-22T12:09:10.038+02:00Joy Mystic - the obvious watermark is because gard...Joy Mystic - the obvious watermark is because garden bloggers wage a running battle against scrapers who steal our content. Sometimes the entire post, not just a picture! Hasn't happened to me yet. Those watermarks are staying ;~)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-80813201351154178322011-01-22T00:32:35.961+02:002011-01-22T00:32:35.961+02:00Is choclat behaving well with all these birds arou...Is choclat behaving well with all these birds around him? I am telling you If I am a cat, I won't. :) <br /><br />Nice set of pictures there, Diana. I am not sure if it is just me or those text over the photos are distracting me from enjoying the photos. A less obvious watermark might be good. What do you think about that?Joy Mystichttp://www.willtoknow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-7703798394287701512011-01-21T11:18:16.466+02:002011-01-21T11:18:16.466+02:00Patty - the same ecological niche, but hummingbird...Patty - the same ecological niche, but hummingbirds are only in the Americas. They look similar, but not related.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-38307346256221496492011-01-21T03:10:13.704+02:002011-01-21T03:10:13.704+02:00OMG...those sunbirds are amazing...and your Melian...OMG...those sunbirds are amazing...and your Melianthus...I'm super jealous!!!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-74465719423501055962011-01-21T01:41:25.344+02:002011-01-21T01:41:25.344+02:00Wishing I was in your yard watching this beautiful...Wishing I was in your yard watching this beautiful bird the Malachite. Is it a type of hummingbird ? at the least related?Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-18352764369408841292011-01-20T23:24:04.561+02:002011-01-20T23:24:04.561+02:00WOW! I can't think of a comparably showy bird ...WOW! I can't think of a comparably showy bird in my region of the world. Very appropriately named -- that is such a pretty green.Eliza @ Appalachian Feethttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-42044424280123837792011-01-20T20:42:16.568+02:002011-01-20T20:42:16.568+02:00Thanks for transporting me a world away on this co...Thanks for transporting me a world away on this cold, rainy evening in London. Loved all the photos. Interesting use of lamb's ears.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-16178606566867047022011-01-20T16:52:58.984+02:002011-01-20T16:52:58.984+02:00Alistair - we are honoured to be seen in our '...Alistair - we are honoured to be seen in our 'true colours'. Himself is a pavement special, born a feral cat on the empty plot across the road from the house we rented, while building this one. Tiny 'black' kitten chasing crickets at night on a tar road. But he lived to tell the tale, after Henry brought him home to us.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-65796142457415548842011-01-20T16:16:34.105+02:002011-01-20T16:16:34.105+02:00Your bird pictures are always a treat. Would I be ...Your bird pictures are always a treat. Would I be right in thinking chocolate is a brown burmese cat. We had one,(Rudi) lived till he was fourteen, died of kidney failure. He is now buried in which was his favourite spot in the garden.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-80176860232933910772011-01-20T13:24:27.102+02:002011-01-20T13:24:27.102+02:00Catmint - well the photos are mostly wimping out, ...Catmint - well the photos are mostly wimping out, and taken when the birds are still. Our sunbirds don't hover as much as hummingbirds do. Mother Nature gave ours plants they can perch on ;~)<br />M'sieur Chocolat sadly DOES catch birds, but less as he grows up/older.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-31720134986107685432011-01-20T13:18:42.419+02:002011-01-20T13:18:42.419+02:00Hi Diana, wonderful post, awesome photos - how you...Hi Diana, wonderful post, awesome photos - how you get these fast moving birds so clearly is one of life's mysteries to me. Another mystery is how Chocolat doesn't seem to regard all these wondrous birds as potential dinners. She looks very content - maybe you feed her very very regularly and generously? cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-66526799977448887512011-01-20T09:27:10.625+02:002011-01-20T09:27:10.625+02:00More wonderful pictures, thanks so much! I rememb...More wonderful pictures, thanks so much! I remember watching Malachite Sunbirds at Oudtshoorn, while all my fellow travellers were going down the Kango caves. I think I had the better deal. INteresting that they feed on Melianthus, despite its pungent smell.Plant Mad Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051715161395516677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-70969661081152539522011-01-19T23:32:34.255+02:002011-01-19T23:32:34.255+02:00oh Diana - i mis-read the title and thought it sai...oh Diana - i mis-read the title and thought it said machette! I was so worried.<br />Malachite is possibly the best colour in the world - gorgeous! I love your bird posts, they are so exotic, so colourful and delicate - lovely post as usual and thank goodness - no violence after all *phew*Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-84996782438753285822011-01-19T20:54:43.221+02:002011-01-19T20:54:43.221+02:00The sunbird is a very pretty bird.
Reminds me of ...The sunbird is a very pretty bird. <br />Reminds me of the hummingbirds back homeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-88337412549511078082011-01-19T15:54:14.483+02:002011-01-19T15:54:14.483+02:00Oh, what beautiful birds and colors and photos! I...Oh, what beautiful birds and colors and photos! I read an article a few months ago about how butterfly wings get their colors - I wonder if something similar is at work in those vivid, iridescent feathers? <br /><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/19/science/la-sci-butterflies-20100619" rel="nofollow">Gyroids in Butterfly Wings</a> <br /><br />Those melianthus leaves really do look like someone took pinking shears to them. (Someone should tell them that it's much easier just to zigzag stitch over the edges.) ;)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-84668537861246155102011-01-19T01:27:06.870+02:002011-01-19T01:27:06.870+02:00I love visiting here because I learn so much..what...I love visiting here because I learn so much..what beautiful birds and I have always been a fan of malachite...your cat is aptly named and beautiful!!!Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-32545988566477546602011-01-18T22:38:41.639+02:002011-01-18T22:38:41.639+02:00There is something breathtaking - an OH! moment wh...There is something breathtaking - an OH! moment when you first see a malachite sunbird. But the little stripy ones are fun too!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-77169784929680041172011-01-18T19:20:31.609+02:002011-01-18T19:20:31.609+02:00Your sunbirds are so stunning. Thank goodness we h...Your sunbirds are so stunning. Thank goodness we have hummingbirds who are willing to pollinate the SA plants that rely upon them. Stunning green.Susan in the Pink Hathttp://inkandpenstemon.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-50750723506375135102011-01-18T19:02:40.612+02:002011-01-18T19:02:40.612+02:00The blue-green color of malachite is my favorite c...The blue-green color of malachite is my favorite color, and your sunbirds are gorgeous. We don't have any birds with that coloration here. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos!<br /><br />P.S. Chololat is as delightful as a plate of warm brownies!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-44537245006832673932011-01-18T16:33:32.529+02:002011-01-18T16:33:32.529+02:00Diana, Thank you for this wondrous post! I am surr...Diana, Thank you for this wondrous post! I am surrounded by a white landscape with falling snow . . . then suddenly transformed by your beautiful photos of this amazingly beautiful bird! I enjoyed your links too. I love the sunbird bathing in leaf dew or water. I have seen our tiny hummers doing the same thing. Why let it go to waste. Lovely to see the malachite beads along side your Malachite sunbird! Stunning!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-25264958496715796842011-01-18T14:14:03.666+02:002011-01-18T14:14:03.666+02:00The Malacite Sunbird is beautiful. I do like green...The Malacite Sunbird is beautiful. I do like greeny blue colours. One of our black cats changes with the seasons - black in winter and chocolate brown in summer.easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.com