Booted Racket-tail
Tandayapa, Ecuador – October 24, 2008
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS 5D * EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x * ISO 160 * 1/200 sec @ f/18
Booted Racket-tails are tiny hummers, but the males seem larger because of their distinctive long tails. When they're present, the air is filled with their gentle trilling calls.
This male visits a local flower spiked with sugar water.
Photo ID: 20081024-293