A friend of mine has a finca at a lower altitude than mine, about 1800 meters. I get the Green-crowned Woodnymph on and off (I´m at 2100 meters) but at his place it´s one of the most common hummingbirds.

Outstanding photo Peter !! Wow what a bird

Zone 6b New Jersey

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Wow is right. I sure wish some of those amazing-looking tropical hummers migrated north like the ruby-throateds.

Zone 5a
East-central Iowa

Wow is right! Spectacular!

At the risk of sounding redundant double WOW! I can't think of a better way to describe him.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

I am in awe! Peter, one of your best!

Great shot... magnificent creature! The brilliance of those colors is just hard to fathom...

Bud
Southwest Ohio
USDA Plant Zone 6a

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Thank you friends. I would like to add that those colors are exactly what came out of the camera. I didn´t add any "saturation" in photoshop. He is one intensely colored bird!

I have seen Violet-crowned Woodnymph in C.R. and I can confirm the vibrance of this bird's cousin. However the Green-crowned is even more exciting to me , that green is neon !

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Spectacular! What's a finca?

sarah merion station, Pennsylvania zone 6B

That is truly stunning! I've never seen a better picture of one.

Sarah finca = ranchhouse or cabin

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Ah In Portuguese it would be a Fazenda or Chacada Thanks Stephen

sarah merion station, Pennsylvania zone 6B

Sarah sorry, in Colombia a finca is a country property often for weekend use by the owners and usually with flower gardens, some times with some animals, maybe a horse. But not a farm with cows, goats etc.

Peter, there aren't enough superlatives to do justice to your photo and that magnificent hummer. Thanks so much for sharing.

Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place

Thank you thank you!

Okay thanks Peter,. If you ever go to Brasil you would call it a chácara or casa do campo

sarah merion station, Pennsylvania zone 6B