I'm ready for my closeup

I was so amazed at the beauty everyplace we looked in Costa Rica. At one of our hotels, there were hundreds of hummingbirds. They were attracted to these red flowers, notice the nectar dripping off the flower?

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

We visited in 2007...amazing country! Posted 11 years ago
1. Caron Sweeney Dunbar
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  I loved it so much, I want to move there
  Posted 11 years ago

Lilygirl

Lion

Hi Caron,

I named your pretty little hummer for you.
Take a look at this website and see if you agree. http://www.glennbartley.com/naturephotography/birds/MANGROVE%20HUMMINGBIRD.html
Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

Barry

Lion

Costa Rica is an amazing country - the birdlife is incredible, a large percentage of the country is in natural protected areas, and most amazing of all - they have no military - since 70 years! Posted 4 years ago

The Mangrove hummingbird

The mangrove hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The mangrove hummingbird feeds primarily on nectar from the flowers of the tea mangrove ''Pelliciera rhizophorae''. Mangrove hummingbirds are occasionally seen in adjacent non-mangrove habitats. Nesting for these birds has been recorded during the months of October through February. The mangrove.. more

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds

Species identified by Lilygirl