He, he! Nice to see you are doing your homework!!!
Helen, nice to see you have decided to have a try here! About your mystery Hummer, I haven't still made my mind up; I'm really confused. Later I will post my conclusions in your thread...
Arrgh! I knew it looked like a Violet Sabrewing - except for the colors and kept talking myself out of it since we'd already had one. That will teach me to use my instinct a little more.
Ha, ha!!! Poor Lisa! Don’t rule out species because I’ve already post them. If males and females are different I will post them as if they were new. I’ve posted male and female Green-crowned Brilliant for example,… And there are more to come.
For the moment, as the three of you have given an answer to the third pic and you agree, I'm saying that it is the female Purple-throated Mountain-Gem. Bravo! Helen, you said White-throated Mountain-Gem, but both birds are the same species (but different subspecies); in fact, both females are almost impossible to distinguish. I know it is the Purple-throated because of the area (La Paz Waterfalls Gardens, Northern part of the country) and there were males around. So, from a practical point of view, you’ve recognized the bird!
As for the second bird, I’m attaching the frontal view, for you to verify the ID or change your mind…
Am I not terrible, confusing you like this???
I will wait a bit more just in case somebody else can say something about the first one. If it was necessary, I can post another view, although the bird is still small. It’s a pity I couldn’t get closer to that wonder of nature! But with my modest equipment and the horrible lighting we had most of the holidays, these pictures show the best I could do.
Bye for now!