Southern Double-Collared Sunbird

Sunbirds are small and move very quickly, so this singing individual offered rare stationary opportunity as it belted song from the top of this cactus. I was worried the shooting angle wouldn't work -- the bird was perched a few feet above my head -- but I backed off to minimize that dreaded, overhead effect. Certainly one of my favorite frames from this inaugural trip to this incredible country!

Kirstehbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 8/1/22
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/2000 at f/5.6, ISO 800