Taste Tester
by Blair Wainman
Title
Taste Tester
Artist
Blair Wainman
Medium
Photograph - Photography Print
Description
The White-bellied Woodstars (Chaetocercus mulsant) - also known as Mulsant’s Woodstars - are small South American hummingbirds found in the mountains of Colombia south to parts of Bolivia.
They are comparable in size to the tiny North American Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, but their flight and general attitude are quite different. The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are known for their fast and erratic flight patterns. They come and go in a flash, so to speak. The White-bellied Woodstars, however, fly very slow - quite similar to bumblebees.
The White-bellied Woodstars occur naturally in the moist forests of Central and Eastern Andes from Columbia, patchily south through Ecuador and Peru, to central Bolivia (Yungas of Cochabamba).
They inhabit humid montaine evergreen forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests, heavily degraded former forests, woodlands, pastures and cultivated areas with trees.
They occur at elevations from 2,625 - 10,200 feet (800 - 3,100 meters) elevations - but are most common between 5,250 - 8,530 feet (1,600 - 2,600 meters).
This one was captured at the Jose Celestino Mutis Botanical Gardens in Bogota, Colombia at an altitude of 2600 Meters above Sea Level.
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May 18th, 2013
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Comments (28)
Lois Bryan
oh WOW blair ... talk about framing ... this is incredible!!!!!! Amazing timing ... gorgeous colors!!!!
Betty LaRue
Absolutely fantastic capture of a bird so dear to my heart! The yellow flowers are amazing, I've not seen anything like them. So clear and bright yellow, just lovely! The OOF red and green background sets everything off perfectly! v/f
Blair Wainman replied:
Thank you so much Betty for your beautiful comment and v/f. much appreciated!!
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