Final Colombia Blog - Birds of a Feather

 

Rufous-collared sparrow

Acorn woodpecker


Lovebirds - Crimson-rumped toucanets


White-lined tanager (female)


Torrent Tyrannulet


Rufous-tailed jacamar

Rufous-tailed hummingbird


Black tailed trainbearer

Yellow-backed oriole entering its nest


White-sided flowerpiercer (?) Flowerpiercers help hummingbirds by piercing flowers closer to the pollen.

Flame-rumped tanager

Green honeycreeper

Black-winged saltator

Safron-crowned tanager

Masked flowerpiercer

American kestrel

Caught in the act! Acorn woodpeckers

Tropical mockingbird


House wren


Moustached puffbird


Hummer faceoff! Steely-vented and Rufous-tailed

Great-tailed grackle


Green Hermit



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Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2024 at 7:16 AM

    Aaron, these are some of the most intimate and gorgeous photos of our feathered neighbors that I've ever seen. Wonderful!

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  2. Chris & DianeApril 1, 2024 at 6:27 AM

    Very impressive photos, thanks for sharing.

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