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Crimson Topaz and Fiery-throated Topaz
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Crimson Topaz and Fiery-throated Topaz (Topaza pella, Topaza pyra)

Another John Gould style illustration, showing my favourite hummer and it's fiery-throated relative(on the right).
I have been doing some research into the Fiery-thoated Topaz (or the Inca topaz) and have found that it is often considered a seperate Genus and is found around SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru to NW Brazil (R Negro) and S Venezuela. John Gould was the first person from the West to discover and illustrate Topaza pyra in 1846, i think he would have most definetly laughed at my attempt!;)
Thanks for looking everyone, this one's for you Bernard, as you like sub-species:t:
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Topaza pella, Topaza pyra
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watercolour pencil's
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What a gorgeous piece of artwork this is Sam. Good going girl!
 
Gone into my favourites Sam o:) This is just awesome, beautiful colours and detail, love it loads and yes! John Gould would applaud you!!!! Brilliant work as alway's g/f :clap::clap:eek::)o:):t:

(Are we gonna be champs today? :eek!:;))
 
Thanks Jack, Jamie, Doug, Marian(love your comment;)), KC and Julie for all your very kind and great words.
Jamie, would you wear one with my rubbish on???;) :-O and Julie-watched Final Score all afternoon keeping an eye on Foxes, good going, surely the greatest champs of the League One. Foxes up, Magpies down;););)
 
Ove--what a great description! Terry and John thank you also for your wonderful words and for taking the time out to look at this.
Many thanks!:t::t::t:
 
Well done Sam. Not only have you given us a beautiful illustration but the info is top class. Keep it up Bonnie lass.;)
Best wishes from Steve.:t::t::t:
 
brilliant and wonderful work of art, it really a sprite lifting o:Dremedy.
well done SAM:t::t:
:-Chere is a confistion, i did not know before the crimson topaz is a bird i thought it was a perciaous stone:smoke:. i went to my book of birds and found it is a gorgouse humming bird.
 
Great apinting to illustrate these "questionable" cousins!
Actually they look quite similar.
(I thought they were the same, but somehow one of them got an inflammed throat8-P)
 

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