23 Nov 2018
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
Sapphire-vented puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) is a frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador and here its visiting a brugmansia trumpet flower.
17 Nov 2018
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
A frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador. Here it's visiting one of a large number of species of fuchsia. It sounds like this: Elevation: 3211 meters……
17 Nov 2018
Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans)
It resembles the lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), but the lesser is distinctly smaller.
16 Nov 2018
Shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis)⠀
A fitting name, as in the right light and angle the rump and lower back will truly shine brilliantly in green and purple. In all other angles it seems rather…
15 Nov 2018
Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
This incredibly beautiful bird is blending so well with its environment that it can be in a tree right in front of you and you will still miss it. When perched…
12 Nov 2018
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) & White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
On occasion there might be a few hummingbirds feeding at the same time on a given flower, but that is usually a very brief moment in time, as many are…
30 Nov 2011
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
This sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) simply defies logic and forces of nature! Despite the enormous length of the beak, it flies just like any…