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Long-tailed sylph - feeding closeup, Rio Ñambi, Colombia After a pretty horrible night in the Rio &Ntilde;ambi lodge (moldy room full of bugs), we booted up to start enjoying our only full day in the forest. Our first action was to simply move to the second floor of the building. From there, we had a good view of some fruit trees known to attract early feeders.<br /> <br /> From the corner of my eye I could see the glittering of this male Long-tailed sylph as it was feeding. From the closeup photo you can see that this is quite a precise job.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78756/long-tailed_sylph_-_feeding_rio_ambi_colombia.html" title="Long-tailed sylph - feeding, Rio &Ntilde;ambi, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/78756_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Nw0sO90JwlhWJiduXGxAjsg6Cn8%3D" width="146" height="152" alt="Long-tailed sylph - feeding, Rio &Ntilde;ambi, Colombia After a pretty horrible night in the Rio &Ntilde;ambi lodge (moldy room full of bugs), we booted up to start enjoying our only full day in the forest. Our first action was to simply move to the second floor of the building. From there, we had a good view of some fruit trees known to attract early feeders. <br /> <br /> From the corner of my eye I could see the glittering of this male Long-tailed sylph as it was feeding. From the closeup photo you can see that this is quite a precise job.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78757/long-tailed_sylph_-_feeding_closeup_rio_ambi_colombia.html Aglaiocercus kingii,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Long-tailed sylph,Rio &Ntilde;ambi,South America" /></a></figure> Aglaiocercus kingii,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Long-tailed sylph,Rio Ñambi,South America Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Long-tailed sylph - feeding closeup, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

After a pretty horrible night in the Rio Ñambi lodge (moldy room full of bugs), we booted up to start enjoying our only full day in the forest. Our first action was to simply move to the second floor of the building. From there, we had a good view of some fruit trees known to attract early feeders.

From the corner of my eye I could see the glittering of this male Long-tailed sylph as it was feeding. From the closeup photo you can see that this is quite a precise job.

Long-tailed sylph - feeding, Rio Ñambi, Colombia After a pretty horrible night in the Rio Ñambi lodge (moldy room full of bugs), we booted up to start enjoying our only full day in the forest. Our first action was to simply move to the second floor of the building. From there, we had a good view of some fruit trees known to attract early feeders. <br /> <br /> From the corner of my eye I could see the glittering of this male Long-tailed sylph as it was feeding. From the closeup photo you can see that this is quite a precise job.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78757/long-tailed_sylph_-_feeding_closeup_rio_ambi_colombia.html Aglaiocercus kingii,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Long-tailed sylph,Rio Ñambi,South America

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Incredibly colorful! Just curious...did you take any photos of the bugs in your room? :) Posted 6 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Maybe I did, but inappropriate to share as most were in my underwear.

      To paint a picture of how many bugs were in our room: That mothing setup the night before, was attached to the outside of our bedroom. With the window slightly open to pass through the power cable, there was no other way. So we attracted about half a tropical forest worth of bugs, loudly advertising: COME HERE! LAMP! HOT MAMMALS SLEEP HERE!       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Ohhh, haha! How did you get them all out? Or, didn't you? I would imagine that would make it difficult to sleep...potentially covered in insects ;P Posted 6 years ago
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          Ferdy Christant
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          We didn't get them out, there were just too many and the light too weak to even see most of them. We could feel them though. Oh yes we felt them. Posted 6 years ago
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            Christine Young
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            Ewww. That makes for an uncomfortable night's sleep. Posted 6 years ago

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The Long-tailed sylph

The long-tailed sylph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
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Uploaded May 10, 2019. Captured Oct 31, 2018 06:50.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm