I visited a hummingbird observatory near the town of La Calera, a short drive from Bogotá (though on a rough country road, my Uber driver was not expecting the bumpy ride!)
The country home had dozens of hummingbird feeders, and over a dozen species are commonly seen there.
The Sparkling Violetear, a large, aggressive (and beautiful) hummingbird found throughout most of the Andes:
The Longuemare's Sunangel (great name!), found exclusively in Colombia and a small part of Venezuela:
The Great Sapphirewing, showing how it got its name. This is a huge hummingbird is found in the Andes in various countries.
This bird would zoom in to a feeder and zoom away to an unknown perch, only allowing this picture with a cluttered background:
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