I love them all. Thank you so very much for sharing your pictures and especially your trips to find these beautiful birds. I just love hummingbirds. I’ve been to the Hummingbird Festival in Sedona twice. I have also meet Sheri during a banding in Hereford, AZ. She’s a wonderful person. I would love to be able to do the trips you are doing. Unfortunately I will never be able to see the hummers as you are doing. Thank you again for sharing your gorgeous pictures. Nancy
Hola Carol, I have recently come across these hummingbird videos and much enjoy them. I am currently the only guest at a hotel in Moyobamba and enjoyed a visit to waqanki only yesterday - with its usual tremendous attractions. Ok, my favourite (apart from the obvious spatuletail) possibly the bearded mountaineer seen in the sacred valley area... but its hard to choose really, isn't it. Keep those videos coming when you are able to 😊😊
How lucky for you to be in Moyabamba! I wish I were there with you! That is so funny that you picked the Bearded Mountaineer. That is also my video editor's favorite and he was sorry I didn't pick it as one of the ten. You can see this beauty in my Peru video where I photographed this bird in Ollantaytambo.
Carole, I just found your marvelous videos, and am hooked! I live in the mid-atlantic region, so a hummingbird sighting at my mother's house is a somewhat rare and joyous occasion! Seeing this list is extraordinary, and your photography is sublime. Favorite? All of them, but I'm partial to the Coquette. When you have all of your marvelous photographs, do you plan on publishing a book? If so, count me IN!
OK, I'll grant you the Spatuletail and the Coquette, but for my money it is the Velvet-Purple Coronet. It is very difficult to adequately photograph this bird, but I'm going to try again in May in Ecuador to capture its purple, black, rufous, and white. Other candidates include the two Topazes, the Empress Brilliant, the Violet-tailed Sylph, and the Peacock Coquette, which I have actually seen in eastern Venezuela.
Such beautiful creatures. You have opened my eyes to some Hummingbirds I didn't know existed. Thank you! One thing I thought might be interesting for future reference, since you filmed them, I wonder if the sound of their flight is different between the types? Probably not, but you never know! Could you play the audio with the video occasionally? In Hummingbird season where I live, I like to listen to them as they fly around me to get to the plant I sit near when I read outside on the porch. They get pretty brave after awhile. The whirling of the wings right next to your ears, very loud for such a small creature, but unique as well. I thought the one with discs on the tail feathers took my vote, but they were all nice to enjoy watching. The plant was an Angel Leaf Begonia, FYI, they seemed to love it. And just the standard US Hummingbird of the Midwest as far as the type. Nothing at all exotic, as those you displayed. Thanks again!
I can't pick a favorite...They are all so beautiful ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing these videos and pictures! I stumbled across your channel the other day and have absolutely loved it! Hope you're doing well! Take care ❤️✌️🍀
All of those fancy little southern rascals are gorgeous, but my favorites are the ones outside my kitchen window. I have a group of Anna's, about 20 at this point, they bring something special to my life I love them : D
I have always loved these magical birds. I have 2 that come every day to feed. Love to see them. I definitely love ❤️ your work, I get to learn about more then. I also love to your sweater. Thank you
The Shinning Sunbeam is definitely one of my favorites! The Marvelous Spatuletail is certainly beautiful too. Just curious if you've ever photographed the Fiery Throated and Rainbow Starfrontlet? I know they weren't on your list but I find them so beautiful as well.
There are so many beautiful birds to choose from it is hard to pick ten. Unfortunately I went to Costa Rica during the one short season when the Fiery-throated disappears to feed on some special tree they like. Everyone sees TONS of them at Paraiso El Quetzal and the surrounding area, but when I was there.....none. I have to go back. I was supposed to be in the territory of the Rainbow Starfrontlet on the trip to Peru I was supposed to be on right now. But photographing that beauty will have to wait until next year. I am slated to go to Ecuador in May, but I am not sure if I am going south enough to find one on that trip.
@@HummingbirdSpot I would love to accompany you on a trip to one of these beautiful areas to see more of these birds in person if you have such trips are they online?
Haven't seen many of those lovely creatures yet; but the one that I did see in Eastern Honduras was fairly large and had a long scissor tail. I thought it looked like something straight out of heaven!
I love this EPIC QUEST you have set for yourself! Your videos are great! The Snowcaps and the Shining Sunbeam from this video are so beautiful. I pray that you are headed back to Brazil or going to Bolivia at some point. I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the Horned Sungem to appear on your list. They look like little super heroes, don't they?
Carole, thank you for sharing your captures of these stunning hummingbirds!! I am in love with the Marvelous Spatuletail and their mating behavior!! I’ll live vicariously through your travels as you photograph these beauties!!! 😍
I have seen hummingbird the same for 24 years in Seattle. But. I moved to Auburn, Wa, I saw the hummingbird's neck changed the color first-time last year. then I looked up in Google that it said when you see that change color on the neck is male. I do not know that. a very cool bird......
I love your top 10 picks. I knew who your #1 favorite was going to be! The Marvelous Spatuletail is the most spectacular hummingbird! The Rufous-crested Coquette would also be at the top on my list. 😍
The Golden-tailed Sapphire is a beautiful hummingbird. I would drop dead if something like this showed up at my feeder. It is just stunning how colorful some of these hummingbirds are.
I was supposed to be there in the beginning of January, but Peru made getting into the country difficult because of Covid. I am now planning to go back next January and will stay with the Spatuletail for three days on that trip.
If I have to pick a favourite it would be the spatuletail but in reality I think they are all spectacular. The only species that comes to Ontario is the Ruby Throated.
AWESOME. Carole, I love your videos and photographs but that video of the courtship display of a male Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird was spectacular. Congrats. I have been photographing birds for about 15 years and always have it in my bucket list traveling to the Chachapoyas Region in Peru to photograph the Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird. Thanks for sharing your amazing photographs/videos and the wealth of knowledge that you have.
@@HummingbirdSpot Of course yes, beautiful video; sorry not to contact us to show you some important tips where you can better appreciate this beautiful hummingbird; I live in Cajamarca, greetings
I never knew that there are soooo much different types of hummingbirds. That is so amazing! I love how you discripe the different birds. Even if english isn´t my mothers language, I do understand you very well :) Thank you so much for sharing those wonderul pictures and information with us!
In particular; I love the Lucifer sheartail. I don't know who came up with the idea of calling it "Colibrí horrible" (horrible hummingbird). By the way; I almost cried to think that you had managed to enter the dangerous (for criminal activity) territory of Lophornis brachylophus to film it. They are still there; let's hope they hold up. Of course: I have a lot of love for the Berillyne and White eared hummingbirds that visit my window every noon and sunsets. Greetings from Mexico City, "La mera tierra de Hitzilopochtli".
I love the Lucifer Hummingbird, also. I have not yet managed to photograph the Short-crested Coquette, but I need to. That one is going to take a lot of planning, as are a couple of them in Venezuela and one in southwest Colombia where there is much cartel activity. I will photograph these birds, but it will take a lot of planning. I want to photograph all hummingbird species, but I don't want to get shot (or worse) over it.
All I can say, I know there is a God when I see these Marvelous birds. I simply love the Spatuletail with his dance , it's spectacular! Truly humbling.💖
Wonderful! I had no idea that birds like this even existed until today, thanks to you. I feed the Anna’s hummingbirds that come to the feeder here on Vancouver Island all year round, and I feed suet in the winter to the other birds. My sister gave me a book so I can identify the birds that live here. I’m just a beginner but I find it fascinating. Thank you for sharing this with us!
