13 Dec 2023
Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)
Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…
13 Dec 2023
Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)
Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…
13 Dec 2023
Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)
Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…
13 Dec 2023
Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)
The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed to 6 in Africa. Native range is Tropical & South Africa, West Indian Ocean, Southwest Arabian Peninsula.…
24 Nov 2018
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
One of few high altitude hummingbirds, and not easy to get up close with unless you know it's favorite specimens of flowering plants in its territory, to which…
23 Nov 2018
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
A frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador and here its visiting a brugmansia trumpet flower.
23 Nov 2018
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)
At 11 cm (4,33 in) and a long bill its one of the larger species of hummingbirds. It's commonly visiting feeders throughout its range in Ecuador.
23 Nov 2018
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
One of the smallest of the hummingbird species. Both sexes look alike.
22 Nov 2018
White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui)
A large hummingbird with a distinct hum from its large wings. Its visit to feeders is very brief and sporadic so it’s harder to photograph than many of the…
22 Nov 2018
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
The white-necked jacobin is a very common visitor to feeders in Ecuador and is unmissable.