Gorgeted Sunangel
Numerous Gorgeted Sunangels perched around the property at the Bellavista Lodge. When this species faces the sun, its gorget (feathers on the throat) is iridescent fuchsia. In medieval times, the gorget was the piece of armor that protected a knight's throat.
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Gorgeted Sunangel
Numerous Gorgeted Sunangels perched around the property at the Bellavista Lodge. When this species faces the sun, its gorget (feathers on the throat) is iridescent fuchsia. In medieval times, the gorget was the piece of armor that protected a knight's throat.
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Uploaded on March 4, 2017
Taken on August 25, 2013