Sunbirds can’t hover?

Purple Sunbird male
Purple Sunbird male

Purple Sunbirds usually don’t hover much but this one was hunting for spiders very intently by hovering at the tips of branches

Peek-a-boo!

A Purple sunbird male peeks over a Hibiscus flower...
A Purple sunbird male peeks over a Hibiscus flower...

Purple Sunbird has dark brown iris…

Pruple Sunbird male
Pruple Sunbird male

This post is an answer to a rather long and interesting discussion at https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdkatta/227788693980289/