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@...Mix.... Village of Ahiru /and background from Karyukai Okiya....Stones from Grauland.
Credit : Samurai from Pucca Firecaster's Creations
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
(Ensifera ensifera) B28I6406 Owlet Lodge - Abra Patricia - North Peru
Endemic Tour in Peru : Guide Alex Durand alexdurand8bg@gmail.com
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)
Similar to this Hummingbird Setup: www.flickr.com/photos/egofreed/45147025232/in/album-72157...
HMM- the macro mondays group's theme for today is cutter. it doesn't actually cut per se, but it symbolizes a sword that might have been used to cut in a major way by the scots in war. i measured this and it is 2 and 3/4ths of an inch long and is my favorite possibility for the day. - so there's probably no need to dither!!
dang, taking it into picmonkey to crop and clone
peeled off the EXIF data. so here it is taken from the original:
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March 6, 2020 11:19:16 AM
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.
(Ensifera ensifera) B28I6484 owlet Lodge - Abra Patricia - North Peru
Endemic Tour in Peru : Guide Alex Durand alexdurand8bg@gmail.com
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.
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!
© All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission. All rights reserved. Please contact me at thelma.gatuzzo@gmail.com if you intend to buy or use any of my images.
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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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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.
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.
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The bird with a bill longer than it's body, this species drinks nectar of deep flowers. Reserva Yanacocha, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
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.
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!
Ensifera ensifera, Colibrì spadaccino Colombia
After the image of the female, the male of this incredible hummingbird
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Here, some my images in "Born to be Wild" www.flickr.com/groups/borntobewild/pool/155025481@N05
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This picture was taken at San Jorge de Quito Eco-lodge and Botanical Reserve during the Magic Birding and Wildlife Photography Circuit of Ecuador! www.eco-lodgesanjorge.com
From left to right: Caliburn, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, and Excalibur.
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Created for the Crazy Tuesday theme, HANDLES.
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.