# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZPN4EeKXdV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499688-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/40f00f2f41.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-27T15:00:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Knock, knock, who’s there? 

Purple-rumped sunbirds (Leptocoma zeylonica) are nectar-eating sunbirds that are endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. They are often seen hopping and hovering around flowers, picking up insects, and probing flowers for nectar. 

 
#EarthCapture by dipankarbakshi 
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#bbcearth #amazingphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers #purplerumpedsunbird

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## Tags

earthlovers, naturelovers, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, nature, earth, purplerumpedsunbird, naturephotography, earthcapture, amazingphotography, wildlife

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