Wild flowers attract sunbirds that are incredibly created and are always a pleasure for those who take time to find and watch them. According to the checklist of birds of Nairobi, there are possibly as many as 13 species of sunbirds that frequent the park, ranging from rarely seen to commonly seen. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but they will also eat insects and spiders, especially when feeding their young. For instance, the Leonotis leonurus (lions head or wild dagga) attracts nectivorous birds (mainly sunbirds), as well as various insects, such as butterflies. Some of them have beautiful colours, including frequently seen species like the variable sunbird, scarlet chested sunbird, collared sunbird, Amethyst sunbird and bronze sunbird.

Source: The Star March 18, 2019 07:30 UTC