White bellied sunbird having a wash this afternoon among one the recently watered lemon trees.
15/8/19
Ark
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White bellied sunbird having a wash this afternoon among one the recently watered lemon trees.
15/8/19
Ark
A Tale Unfolds 
Beautiful! His head reminds me of a hummingbird. I wonder if they are related?
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Good question. I have no idea to be honest.
I shall investigate….
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Google says no.
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https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/side_0_0/convergentbirds_01
Despite these similarities, sunbirds and hummingbirds are not very closely related. In fact, hummingbirds are more closely related to swifts and sunbirds are more closely related to crows — so the striking similarities between these two groups of tiny, colorful birds are analogies that evolved through convergent evolution.
And now we know!
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Rubbish!
God made them … so there.
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Thank you for spending the time to look this up.
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Hello Ark. I am glad you mentioned the wash up. He looks like he had a rough night at the bird bars and is trying to sober up. 😜😃😁 Hugs
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Stunning bird!
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