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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

First Date of My Feathered Friends


I meet two very excited Brown-throated Sunbirds. They are excited not due to me, not about nectar, but because they have a date in the morning.

Birds never date in the moonlight, and candle light dinner never comes to mind.


The male is too excited, and misjudges a landing. A poor little flower fails  to hold this heavy excitement, that sees him flapping hard to get himself back in balance. 

Do first dates always flop? 


He keeps chirping to hide embarrassment. Somehow, she sings like nothing has ever happened. 




Love has shut her eyes, but never her day, this lovely day. 
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34 comments:

  1. GeorgeFebruary 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Women often make men look foolish. I guess the same thing happens with birds. I hope their first date wasa good one.

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  2. Malay-Kadazan girlFebruary 14, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    How romantic for valentines day ;-). Hope you have a nice day.

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  3. AVCr8teurFebruary 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    First dates never go as planned. Luckily, she was too busy getting ready for her date and we are the only ones who saw his flying misstep.

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  4. CherryFebruary 14, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    i can't even remember my first date now but i can't say i am old already because that will make you a century old. lol! enjoy your valentine uncle rainfield! ;)

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  5. Gemma AnnFebruary 14, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Oh so sweet.. see even birds get nervous on first dates. Perhaps it's Valentine's Day too. :)

    Great capture!!

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  6. Icy BCFebruary 14, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    These are beautiful birds! They are just prancing around before getting to their date.

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  7. NancyFebruary 14, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Thank you for the lesson in birds and... birds. They are beautiful -- I hope they can get together. :)

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  8. KirigalpoththaFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    Your pictures are getting better and better.

    Love the header image too

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  9. TexWisGirlFebruary 14, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    what wonderful birds, and i LOVE your post today. :)

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  10. ReenaFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    Such a beautiful display of romance!

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  11. betchaiFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    oh Rainfield, your pictures are just so beautiful, I wonder how much more beautiful the next ones. hmmm, i could not remember if my first date flopped :) am too old to remember probably :) but these pictures are awesome!!

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  12. Sharkbytes (TM)February 15, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    What a wonderful series of pictures! And the birds are lovely to make it even better.

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  13. GigaFebruary 15, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    Są śliczne i mają ciekawy kształt dziobu. Podoba mi się i pana i pani :-). Bardzo ładne zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam.*** They are beautiful and have an interesting shape of the bow. I like it, and Mr. and Mrs. :-). Very nice pictures. Yours.

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  14. Regina February 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM

    Truly romantic.

    Amazing captures!

    ♥

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  15. kumittyiFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    What a raomantic story about a sunbird!
    That is just right words for V-Day,I think.
    BTW,I wonder if we can see such a lovely sunbird everywhere in Malaysia?

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  16. Preschool Math OnlineFebruary 16, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    such a cute looking birds:)

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  17. RNSANEFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Oh, rainfield, you are such a romantic!!

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  18. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:45 AM

    Hello! Wonderful photos!

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  19. eileeninmdFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Rainfield, I love your beautiful birds. Great captures. I believe it is a blind date that fails and not always a first date.

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  20. Lrong LimFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Great captures of the sunbird, and male and female at that...

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  21. Rick (Ratty)February 19, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Such colorful birds. I hope their first date went well.

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  22. இ Baŋäŋaz இFebruary 19, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    Great capture the male bird missed a heart beat on his first date.

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  23. ruthinianFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    aha, they too have embarrassing moments. who could tell except a keen observant nature paparazzi like you. hihihi

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    rainfield, it must be yourself having such a time with your gf lol. A man with full of love but never dares to face it! Not guts!

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  25. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 20, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    http://annkschin.blogspot.co.nz/2008/11/golden-praying-mantis.html

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  26. JanaFebruary 21, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    great colours and composition!

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  27. ZenserlyFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    oh this is such a beautiful post...I can see love flying in the air :-)

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  28. ONNOFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    Beautiful photography on this site!

    Dani @ ONNO Bamboo Clothing

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  29. HarshiFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    That's really sweet and very rare captures.

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  30. KirigalpoththaMarch 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Excellent captures!

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  31. Kilauea PoetryMarch 5, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    Well, this was a treat..what a sight! The captures are striking. Now all the sweat- the huffing and puffing was well worth it, don't you agree? Monkey's are incredible above!!

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  32. Hilary Melton-ButcherMarch 10, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    Hi Rainfield .. pretty amazing - love your pictures! I've just joined you .. and I'll enjoy your posts .. have a good weekend ..

    I have emailed you re something .. cheers Hilary

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  33. AnonymousMay 2, 2012 at 9:17 PM

    Oh, these are gorgeous photos! The flowers and the bird are all so colorful!

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  34. •°°• IcyBC •°°•June 1, 2014 at 10:53 PM

    It's me again...I still love the way the birds expressed themselves :-)

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