Avian Pollinator
I had always assumed that flower pollination was just carried out by insects (which is of course is true in the UK), but hummingbirds play a major role wherever they are found in the world.
This male Green Hermit Hummingbird is sipping nectar but also collecting/transferiing pollen as he moves from bush to bush. There is quite a collection of it on his bill.
Taken in the highlands of Costa Rica.
Avian Pollinator
I had always assumed that flower pollination was just carried out by insects (which is of course is true in the UK), but hummingbirds play a major role wherever they are found in the world.
This male Green Hermit Hummingbird is sipping nectar but also collecting/transferiing pollen as he moves from bush to bush. There is quite a collection of it on his bill.
Taken in the highlands of Costa Rica.