Sword-billed Hummingbird in flight
Sword-billed Hummingbird is a “Wow!” sight even for non-birders. That incredible bill seems improbable, but there it is — a symbol of natural selection and adaptation to feeding at flowers with very long corollas. The distribution of this spectacular species is in the Andes of South America, extending from western Venezuela down to central Bolivia (with a few gaps). Appropriately, this individual was seen at the Ensifera Hummingbird Sanctuary (named after this species) near Cusco, Peru.
Sword-billed Hummingbird in flight
Sword-billed Hummingbird is a “Wow!” sight even for non-birders. That incredible bill seems improbable, but there it is — a symbol of natural selection and adaptation to feeding at flowers with very long corollas. The distribution of this spectacular species is in the Andes of South America, extending from western Venezuela down to central Bolivia (with a few gaps). Appropriately, this individual was seen at the Ensifera Hummingbird Sanctuary (named after this species) near Cusco, Peru.