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Lady Samurai Kaori Kawabuchi performed a breathtaking sword dance with Hiroyuki Miyazono and Kenta Aida in this scenery.
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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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
Taken in Ecuador during my stay at San Jorge Eco-Loges.
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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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The "Stadttor" (translated: 'City Gate') is a 20-storey high-rise building in Düsseldorf, Germany. The building was designed by Düsseldorf-based architecture firm Petzinka Pink und Partner and completed in 1998.
The two sides of the building show different structures due to the reflection of the sun.
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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(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
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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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.
Have a great Thursday! Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!
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76079 running as classmate 76001 out on Rannoch Moor during the West Highland Bash on 11/10/2008
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Parque Nacional Natural de los Nevados, Caldas, Colombia; 3500 meters above sea level.
Ensifera ensifera (Sword-billed hummingbird / colibrí picoespada)
The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), also known as the swordbill, is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America.
Among the largest species of hummingbird, it is characterized by its unusually long bill, being the only bird to have a beak longer than the rest of its body, excluding the tail. It uses its bill to drink nectar from flowers with long corollas. While most hummingbirds preen using their bills, the sword-billed hummingbird uses its feet to scratch and preen due to its bill being so long.
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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.
Have a Peaceful Sunday! Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!
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Trasquera. Italy.
From the trail that leads to Possette pass, on the southern side of Monte Teggiolo, view toward the deep groove of Zwischbergental (Valle Vaira), beyond the Swiss border. On thel left, in the clouds, the imposing north side of Pizzo Pioltone. On the right, the perfect pyramid of rock named Seehorn.
On the last saturday the Italian government was busy till night to produce new rules for its new, partial lockdown aimed to fight the Covid pandemic. There were rumours that they were going to ban travels between different regions. Therefore, despite the bad weather forecast, I decided I had to spend my day out in the mountains of Ossola before it was too late.
Scrambling to the summit of Monte Teggiolo is one of my favourite hikes, and it offers amazing views from the top. Unluckily,this time the summit was surrounded by thick clouds and you could barely see at one meter from your nose. A real pity for me because it was my first time up there with the snow. Anyhow, it is always good to be out there. The fatigue of walking alone, in the first snow of the season, with the fog freezing on my skin was a true, but brief, relief from all the anxieties of these days; while the candle was burning from both ends, with the storm and the clouds chasing me from one side and the sword of Damocles of another lockdown hunging over my head from the other.
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Dal sentiero per il passo delle Possette e per la cima del Monte Teggiolo, vista verso il solco profondo della Zwischbergental, Valle Vaira, oltre il confine svizzero. A sinistra, tra le nuvole, l'imponente bastionata del Picco Pioltone. A destra, invece, la piramide del Seehorn.
Sabato scorso il governo è stato impegnato fino a notte fonda per produrre nuove regole per arginare l'epidemia di Covid. Si diceva che viaggiare tra regioni diverse sarebbe probabilmente diventato impossibile, quindi, nonostante le previsioni del tempo avverse, ho deciso che dovevo passare la mia giornata in montagna, in Ossola, prima che fosse troppo tardi.
La salita al Monte Teggiolo è una delle mie escursioni preferite e offre bellissimi panorami. Purtroppo questa volta la vetta era circondata da spesse nuvole e si vedeva a malapena a un metro dal naso. Peccato, perché era la mia prima volta lassù con la neve, che è comparsa subito dopo aver svalicato dalle Possette sul lato nord.
La fotocamera è rimasta nella sua borsa finché, scendendo, non sono arrivato di nuovo sotto il limite delle nuvole. Salendo non ho voluto raffreddarmi troppo fermandomi a scattare foto. Probabilmente avrei dovuto farlo perché le nuvole erano più alte, ma il cielo scuro mi suggeriva di essere più veloce che potevo, perché non volevo tornare a casa senza essere stato in cima, con la spada di Damocle di un altro lockdown sulla testa. Quella spada e il maltempo sempre piu' incazzato facevano davvero bruciare la candela da entrambi i lati.
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 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!
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The monument Sverd i fjell (Swords in rock). This was where Harald Fairhair gathered Norway into one kingdom in 872. The monument consists of three swords that are fixed into the grown. They symbolise peace, unity and freedom. The hilts of the Viking swords are taken from swords found in different parts of the country. The monument is made by Fritz Røed (1928-2002), and was unveiled by King Olav in 1983.
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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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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.