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Morning stretches... Cañon de Atuén, Amazonas, Peru. Jul 1, 2022 Ensifera ensifera,Geotagged,Peru,Sword-billed hummingbird,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Morning stretches...

Cañon de Atuén, Amazonas, Peru. Jul 1, 2022

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    Christine Young
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    Cool symmetry between the bill and the branch. Posted 3 years ago
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      Thibaud Aronson
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      Indeed! It's rare for me to get such a nice hummingbird photo op away from hummingbird gardens, but this one was just hanging out 5 meters away from a footbridge, and kept coming back to that exact same perch for several minutes, despite the two photographers going off in full burst mode! Posted 3 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Awesome! Posted 3 years ago

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The Sword-billed hummingbird

The sword-billed hummingbird is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America. It is the sole member of the genus "Ensifera" and is characterized by its unusually long bill size; it is the only bird to have a beak longer than the length of its body.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Aug 8, 2022. Captured Jul 1, 2022 10:20 in 65RW+9P Leimebamba, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/9.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO4000
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.