Purple Sunbird Breeding Plummage transition

In the image i have imaged a male breeding purple sunbird in its final stages of transitioning into its breed plummage. These birds usually transform into their breeding plummage in the month of April, however, in my area they have started this transformation in September just after the monsoon season. Its quite unusual and i suspect that its due to the abundance of nectar rich flowers and other climatic factors which allow the sunbirds in my area to have 2 breeding seasons.

Nikon Z50
Nikkor 50-250mm f4.5-6.3

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