Coffee with Hummingbirds

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Three Years ago today I launched IncidentalNaturalist.com with a post about my encounter with Hummingbirds in San Francisco. Today I am revisiting these sparkling sprites, but this time my encounter occurred in the wildlife wonderland that is Panama.

We wound our way through narrow roads, up into the highlands, through the charming little town of Boquette and on, turning off the main road into the picturesque coffee plantation of Finca Lerida. I was plunged into a metallic supernova, with air that vibrated with the electric buzz of hummingbirds. I gathered myself over a sumptuous shot of plantation coffee, and set off for a walk around the sprawling grounds in the last of the afternoon sun.

20171124-untitled (35 of 182) Lesser violet-eared Hummingbird

The bushes were coruscating with hummers, each defending their own branch or patch of flowers. My 200-500 mm camera lens was cumbersome. It felt like I was trying to swat a…

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