While hiking to the far side of the reserve yesterday, a pair of
Bare-shanked Screech-owls started to duet in the distance. The male produced a series of slightly irregular hoots, then the female would immediately reply, hooting a perfect fifth higher in pitch.
I also saw my first
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo flit across the path in front of me. This species very rarely leaves dense dark cover, but has a loud and distinctive song.
This morning I visited a hummingbird feeder that I'd put up the day before at 1800 m in altitude. I was rewarded with a female
Green-crowned Brilliant, as well as
White-throated Mountain-gems,
Stripe-tailed Hummingbirds and
Scintillant Hummingbirds.
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| Green-crowned Brilliant (fem) - this hummingbird habitually perches at flowers rather than hover. |
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| Stripe-tailed Hummingbird |
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| White-throated Mountain-gem (male) |
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White-throated Mountain-gem (male) - note how the throat appears black at this angle due to the feather's structural colouring.
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| Scintillant Hummingbird (male) - again, if the throat feathers catch the light at the right angle, they can reflect some incredible colours! |
very impressed that you heard a perfect 5th!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful humming birds.