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…
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…
8 Jul 2017
Stankstorkenebb (Geranium robertianum)
Sommeren er godt i gang, og dermed produserer mange plantearter frukt, og i dette tilfellet en meget kunstnerisk stankstorkenebb (Geranium robertianum). Når de…
15 Jul 2014
Myrkongle (Calla palustris)
I sumpområdene rundt Gjersjøen er det store mengder myrkongle (Calla palustris), og nå var mange alt rødmende. Vannstanden er flere titalls centimeter lavere…
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…