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Ensifera ensifera, Colibrì spadaccino Colombia
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(Ensifera ensifera) B28I6406 Owlet Lodge - Abra Patricia - North Peru
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Number 10/10 of my hummingbird series. I'll do another series later in the year.
Red Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia sanguinea)
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The Sword-billed Hummingbird is a charismatic species from Andean South America. It is found from Venezuela and Colombia in the north to Bolivia in the south. The species belongs to a monotypic genus, Ensifera, and is quite different from all other hummingbirds; metallic green and bronzed overall, with a black bill that is slightly upcurved and longer than the body length. This is the only bird species with a bill length that exceeds the body length. When seen perched, the species usually holds its bill quite upright, presumably because of balance issues stemming from this long and relatively heavy structure.
doi.org/10.2173/bow.swbhum1.01
For me one of the most amazing hummingbirds of Ecuador! Taken at the amazing Zuro Loma Reserve.
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Taken in Ecuador during my stay at San Jorge Eco-Loges.
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With the longest bill relative to body size of any bird in the world, this insane hummingbird makes the top of the "most wanted" list for most people. It occurs at high elevations above 8,000 feet in the Andes Mountains from Venezuela to Bolivia, where it feeds on deep tubular flowers. Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia
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The two sides of the building show different structures due to the reflection of the sun.
(Ensifera ensifera) B28I6484 owlet Lodge - Abra Patricia - North Peru
Endemic Tour in Peru : Guide Alex Durand alexdurand8bg@gmail.com
Colibrí Picoespada, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera.
Hacienda El Bosque
Departamento de Caldas
Colombia
The Sword-billed Hummingbird is a charismatic species from Andean South America. It is found from Venezuela and Colombia in the north to Bolivia in the south. The species belongs to a monotypic genus, Ensifera, and is quite different from all other hummingbirds; metallic green and bronzed overall, with a black bill that is slightly upcurved and longer than the body length. This is the only bird species with a bill length that exceeds the body length. When seen perched, the species usually holds its bill quite upright, presumably because of balance issues stemming from this long and relatively heavy structure. Male. Picture taken at Zuro Loma, Ecuador.
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This ridiculous hummingbird has the longest bill in relation to its body size of any bird in the world.Taken at San Jorge Eco-Lodges,Ecuador.
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One of the most incredible species of hummingbird out there. We love that we get to see it on a number of our different bird photography expeditions in South America.
Take a look at that tongue in action!
This individual was photographed in the cloud forests of Ecuador, February 2023.
Isn’t that bill amazingly long! What a species to see!! A sighting of a Sword-billed Hummingbird is a highlight of any visit to its mountainous habitat in the Andes of South America. Not surprisingly, it is the only member of its genus. That long bill enables it to take nectar from flower species with long corollas, such as Passionflower. The bill is also used to take insects in flight, an example of avian dexterity. Given its bill length, preening is done with the feet. As shown in this image, when at rest the bill is held angled upward. This is a large species of hummingbird, weighing between 10-15 grams (about a third to a half of an ounce). This individual was seen at the Observatorio de Colibries, a private sanctuary at higher elevation east of Bogota, Colombia.
Sword fern fronds in my mother-in-law's sun room, looking out through the glass onto the plants beside the driveway.
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The Sword-billed Hummingbird is a charismatic species from Andean South America. It is found from Venezuela and Colombia in the north to Bolivia in the south. The species belongs to a monotypic genus, Ensifera, and is quite different from all other hummingbirds; metallic green and bronzed overall, with a black bill that is slightly upcurved and longer than the body length. This is the only bird species with a bill length that exceeds the body length. When seen perched, the species usually holds its bill quite upright, presumably because of balance issues stemming from this long and relatively heavy structure.
doi.org/10.2173/bow.swbhum1.01
For me one of the most amazing hummingbirds of Ecuador! Taken at the amazing Zuro Loma Reserve.
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From left to right: Caliburn, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, and Excalibur.
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Created for the Crazy Tuesday theme, HANDLES.
Gladiolus, also referred to Sword Lily associated with the Ancient Rome gladiators. They traditionally symbolize strength and honor offered as a gift, symbolize love at first sight. or piecing of the heart.
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The Gladiola belongs to the family of sword lily plants.They are blooming now in the northern hemispheric gardens and nature.
Die Gladiolen (gladius = lat. Schwert) gehören zur Familie der Schwertlilien und blühen jetzt auf der nördlichen Hemisphäre in Natur und Garten.
The Legend of Loch Sword has it that when Robert the Bruce of Scotland was fleeing the English troops pursuing him, he ordered all his men's heavy weapons be tossed into this small loch to lighten their load. A day later the two armies met in battle only a mile from this spot, and despite being only lightly armed, the Scots routed the English. Featured locomotive (Pocket Rocket) 76079 running this day as 76001!
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).
It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).
The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region. The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum, and Oenostachys, formerly considered distinct, are now included in Gladiolus.
The only bird known to science to have a beak longer than the rest of its body. To fully appreciate, please ZOOM IN.
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