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Green Hermit
kitefarrago

Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)

This species has the habit to keep moving back from the feeder, hovering for a while, and then reapproaching the feeder. With a bit of luck this leads to sufficiently predictable flight action that one can take a picture of the flying bird without the feeder.
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Habitat
garden, Andes foothills, East slope
Location
Wild Sumaco, Napo, Ecuador
Date taken
24/07/2016
Scientific name
Phaethornis guy
Equipment used
Sony A77ii, 70-300G
KC Foggin
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A very lovely freeze image of this little jewel and beautifully captured!
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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