Violet Sylph ready to drink from an orange flower 20180517 124613

Violet-Sylph ready to drink from an orange flower

In Images by Matt Shetzer

Violet-Sylph ready to drink from an orange flower

A lone Violet-tailed Sylph hummingbird(Aglaiocercus coelestis) approaches an orange flower ready to dive into its sweet nutrients. Violet-tailed Sylphs occasionally cling to their source of food, and mostly travel alone. They live in areas of up to 7,000 feet of elevation. Hummingbirds are common in many places, but the Violet-tailed Sylphs are only found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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Violet-Sylph ready to drink from an orange flower was last modified: February 11th, 2019 by Matt Shetzer