Very rare photographs of Mrs Malachite Sunbird. In the right light her breast is golden green, and her back a tawny shade of gold. For each 100 photos of Mr Show-off, there are 1 or 2 of this precious creature, if you are lucky. He does not like it if you go near her, and distracts you from her by singing and dive-bombing. He may also use his more standard aggressive chirp, which wakes me up most mornings. The other birds often cluster around him. This appears to be his strategy for distracting predators like my cat, Belladonna, allowing Mrs Sunbird to tend the nest...

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