Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
A frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador. Here it’s visiting a large inflorescence of a succulent.
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
A very frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador and here its presence gave me ample opportunities to get shots from any…
Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans)
It resembles the lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), but the lesser is distinctly smaller.
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)
At 11 cm (4,33 in) and a long bill its one of the larger species of hummingbirds. It's commonly visiting feeders…
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
A common and widespread species in Ecuador, and very frequent visitor to feeders.
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
A species of hummingbird that often sits on the flower during nectar probing rather than hovering.
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…
Rivoli’s hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
One of the larger species of hummingbird, here seen in an orchard of several species of fruit trees as the daylight is…
Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis)
One of the larger species of hummingbird, here seen in an orchard of several species of fruit trees.
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
A sip of nectar from one of a large number of fuchsia species found in Costa Rica.
Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus)
A fitting name and clearly seen here against its otherwise green plumage.
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…