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Posts Tagged "hummingbird"

Green-breasted Mangos

Posted on Jan 26, 2017

Green-breasted Mangos

Since everyone loves these tails here is another shot of both male and female Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) hummingbirds all lined up by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. He will definitely be doing more of this photography during his next tropical research trip.

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Blue-throated Sapphire

Posted on Jan 24, 2017

Blue-throated Sapphire

RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser remarks that gold seems to be a rare plumage in hummingbirds. This truly is a unique and special glimpse at the tail feathers of a Blue-throated Sapphire, previously known as the Blue-throated Goldentail.

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Green-breasted Mangos Feeding

Posted on Jan 20, 2017

Green-breasted Mangos Feeding

Here is a photo depicting, as RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser describes it, how crowded it can get around the watering hole, so to speak. With so many Green-breasted Mangos near his research station in Costa Rica it can be a little competitive for feeding sources, especially when you have juvenile males battling it out with adult males with females in the area.

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Green-breasted Mango Feathers

Posted on Jan 12, 2017

Green-breasted Mango Feathers

RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser decided to take a closer look at the feathers of the hummingbirds he has been banding in Costa Rica. Here’s the dorsal and ventral view of the male Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii).

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White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) Female

Posted on Jan 7, 2017

White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) Female

Here’s the female White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird showing off a beautiful zebra-like gorget as photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser.

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