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at Magic Wings - A female hummingbird.
The story from a worker was that she flew into the window and they nursed her back to health, let her go in with all the butterflies - then a male hummingbird sneaked in and now they have a nest with eggs. cute story if its true.
Costa Rica is a paradise for any bird freak. I'm not one of those, but it's impossible to not love hummingbirds swooping around you. Shot with Oly E-620 and Zuiko 70-300.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) feeding from flowers at Heredia, Costa Rica. For more visit www.chrisjimenez.net
The feistiest hummingbirds - chased off anything that came into their territory. As a result, we were able to get pretty close to them.
The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3.1 in) long with a long, straight and very slender bill. These birds are known for their incredible flight skills. Some are known to fly 2,000 mi (3,200 km) during their migratory transits.
The adult male has a white breast, rufous face, upperparts, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat patch or gorget. Some males have some green on back and/or crown. The female has green upperparts with some white, some iridescent orange feathers in the center of the throat, and a dark tail with white tips and rufous base.
The female is slightly larger than the male. Females and the rare green-backed males are extremely difficult to differentiate from Allen's hummingbird. This is a typical-sized hummingbird, being a very small bird. It weighs 2–5 g (0.071–0.176 oz), measures 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and spans 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings.
They feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendible tongue or catch insects on the wing. These birds require frequent feeding while active during the day and become [torpor|torpid] at night to conserve energy. Because of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals.
While visiting with my cousin in Post Falls, Idaho, I had the opportunity to join others who photograph these quick creatures. I must have taken over 60 photos, changing lenses in the middle of the 'run' of photos, and selectively cropping the good ones.
There were two of these birds, both different.
10 August 2014