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| Volcano Hummingbird, male Talamanca race. |
We would have been lost without the hummingbird feeders!
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| White-throated Mountain-gem |
Restaurants, hotels, lodges and even private homes all hang custom-made plastic feeders filled with
sugar water for the 'hummers'. The coming and going can be frantic, especially with Johan Fernandez calling all the different species, whether a male or a female. And as small as these birds are they have these long-winded and even double-barrelled names - like Purple-throated Mountain-Gem! Its hard enough to see them, never mind remember the naming convention.
Nor are they all called Hummingbirds, I saw - Sicklebills, Sabrewings, Hermits, Brilliants, Jacobins, Woodnymphs, Emeralds, Goldentails, Plumeleteers, Mangos, Violetears, Starthroats, Mountain-gems, Thorntails, Woodstars... in total 34 of these avian jewels made it onto my bird list and they are a highlight each time they zip into view with their iridescent and varied colours.
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| White-necked Jacobin at the feeder. |
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| Joy of flashing colour! |
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