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Wire-crested thorntail

Yves Roumazeilles — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:19:42 +0000

I love coquette hummingbirds; they are all so nice (and strange) hummingbirds. But, here, I would like to present you with a member of this family whose English name retained the tail description, but isn’t it a surprising Extra-Terrestrial hummingbird with its double crest and deep green colors?

Wire-crested thorntail, Coquette de Popelaire (Discosura popelairii)
Peru, October 2024.

Hummingbirds from Peru

Yves Roumazeilles — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:55:30 +0000

A few weeks in Peru, a few more hummingbirds.

I’ll admit easily that catching some hummingbirds in Peru was more difficult than in Ecuador. Nevertheless, I was able to catch a few ones. I tried focusing on multiple birds in the same shot, this time. You’ll see if they are good enough.

Rufous-crested coquette

Yves Roumazeilles — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:12:10 +0000

A fantastic male bird of only a few centimeters. Coquettes are all nice (and strange) hummingbirds; But they are so marvelous!

Rufous-crested coquette, Coquette de Delattre (Lophornis delattrei)
Peru, October 2024.

New hummingbirds

Yves Roumazeilles — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:17:02 +0000

After a recent trip to Ecuado, I had the possibility of enriching my collection of hummingbirds.

All my new hummingbirds are here:
https://photo.roumazeilles.net/tous-les-portfolios/colibris/

I love these small (or tiny, rather) birds. Colors, shiny feathers, high speed make them adorable and excellent subjects for photography. Truly fascinating…

Costa Rica: Hummingbirds in flight 3/3

Yves Roumazeilles — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:32:21 +0000

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii, Colibri de Cuvier).
Costa Rica, 2015.

Costa Rica: Hummingbirds in flight 2/3

Yves Roumazeilles — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:30:20 +0000

For this hummingbird, the identification is more difficult. Even its name (Stripe-throated Hermit) does not seem very apparent on the photos. But it’s even worse when you see this little hummingbird in flight and not simply on a computer screen.

Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis, Ermite à gorge rayée).
Costa Rica, 2015.

Costa Rica: Hummingbirds in flight 1/3

Yves Roumazeilles — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:27:51 +0000

You should have no difficulty recognizing this bird from its name: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl, Ariane à ventre gris).
Costa Rica, 2015.

Back from Costa Rica

Yves Roumazeilles — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:35:52 +0000

Did you know that Costa Rica probably has 5% of global biodiversity (if it is counted in quantity of local species)? Marion and I went and checked this on location, despite (Marion’s) worries that most of local animals may be mostly insects, but with the hope to bring nice shots of cute little frogs.

All in all, we can say that we found what we were looking for since we came back with many animal pictures. I will present here a small selection in the coming days. You can expect:

hummingbirds
monkeys
birds
reptiles and toads
sloths
flowers
tucans
paradise birds (or quetzal)
some more birds
and a lot more…

Furthermore, ticos (costa-rican people) were very nice and the country is quite marvelous. The hot temperature from the end of the dry season (but also mating and flowering season) is admittedly pleasant (if you have a hat).

Finally, the result was quite positive (we’ll speak later of the negative parts of this trip; But you’ll have to wait for the detail report coming later here).

Brazilian Ruby (Brazilian Hummingbird)

Yves Roumazeilles — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:54:52 +0000

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Hummingbirds are awfully difficult to shoot in a photo: They move fast, they never stay put, they’re small. But they are so beautiful.

Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda, Colibri rubis-émeraude). Brazil, 2007.