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Brown Violetear - closeup, Santa Marta, Colombia <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164241/brown_violetear_santa_marta_colombia.html" title="Brown Violetear, Santa Marta, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/164241_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=vlA8wqRBmXttb8LiC9Z8wgWbS9E%3D" width="152" height="152" alt="Brown Violetear, Santa Marta, Colombia Hereby opening the set of our recent trip to Colombia, which I&#039;ll share bit by bit during several months under this tag:<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/100112/colombia_2024.html<br />
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Full travel report in case you&#039;re interested:<br />
https://ferdychristant.com/colombia-2024-travel-report-4278f570517d<br />
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This hummingbird was photographed at a feeder in &quot;Mountain House&quot;, a small hotel in Santa Marta.<br />
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  1. Amazing feather detail! Posted 10 months ago
    1. Thanks, I was almost hugging it. Posted 10 months ago

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The brown violetear is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America with isolated populations on Trinidad and in the Brazilian state Bahia.

Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 1, 2024. Captured Sep 30, 2024 12:17 in Sta. Marta - Cerro Kenedy #470007, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO560
  • 500mm