Female Amethyst Woodstar

Hummingbirds are hard to photograph and I am still learning, but I saw this one in dark forest and frankly I wasn't expecting much, but I tried anyway and I think it came out fairly well, given the circumstances. This was in the forested part of Serra da Canastra national park in South-east Brazil.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

It's a great shot, Barry! How was your trip to Brazil? Posted 6 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Hi Ferdy, welcome back from Colombia! South-east Brazil is amazing. Obviously, the more well-known places that we did on our first trip are spectacular (Amazon, Pantanal, Igaucu), but this time we went to the Atlantic Coastal Forest and the National Park, Serra da Canastra to see the Brazilian savannah (Cerrado) and both were brilliant. Although they both are great for birds and smaller creatures, they hold some big game as well: Giant Anteaters, Lowland Tapirs, Maned Wolves (didn't get to see this one) and it is much more off the beaten path, tourism-wise. Definitely worth a trip. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Awesome, glad you loved it! Posted 6 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Adorable! Posted 6 years ago

Jose Medina

Katipo Spider

Fantastic capture! Beautiful little guy Posted 6 years ago

The Amethyst Woodstar

The amethyst woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds

Species identified by Barry