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Aglaiocercus coelestis
Named after it's long tail. Here's something you might not know: The colours you see on hummingbird are a result of incident light refraction from the unique structure of the feathers, not pigment. In the 'wrong' light they can look pretty ordinary. This one was seen in the right light.
Cloud Forest on the Western Slopes, Ecuador. Also found in forests up as far as Columbia
Spotted on Aug 15, 2011
Submitted on Nov 15, 2011
11 Comments
I would like to invite you to post your spottings of hummingbirds in the new mission for Hummingbirds of the New World:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1244...
:-)
Perfect photo and bird! I would love to invite you to my new mission for Ecuador's birds: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4508...
precious !
Beautiful photos!
Right light, indeed, Great photos of a great bird. Congrats.
Gorgeous!
Congratulations, this great capture is featured in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/2891281...
I did not know that SantaLucia, thanks for the fascinating info.
Gorgeous!
Ay, ay, ay...what a beauty...nice shot!
brillant colors!