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Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps


Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps

Many of these hiding in the Pencil tree.



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Great Photo Khlahanie. Is this taken in Mexico ?

17 Jan, 2015

 

Hi Klahanie ... lovely pic ..
... is this pencil tree the same variety as sometimes called Firestick Plant ?

17 Jan, 2015

 

Hi Alan, Thank you. Yes, we are in Mexico till April.

Terra, I think it is, but I have never seen any part o it red. Maybe when it is young.It has a milky "sap/latex" when cut which is apparently very toxic. The owner of this place has 2 trees like this:

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/283906-pencil-tree-/member/klahanie

I think this is about 12 feet tall.

17 Jan, 2015

 

I've just looked at the link ... these plants grow quite large don't they... the hummingbird doesn't appear worried that it might come into contact with sap ...

17 Jan, 2015

 

It is a great tree for birds. Very dense. We have dozens other birds hiding in it. Great place to sit near by and bird watch. It is a close to our swimming pool and they use it as a jump off spot for a dip. Birds use our swimming pool more than we do. It is not so hot for me to jump in it...so I am glad that some one enjoys it :-)
Thanks for your interest Terra. I love your birds(in your blogs) as well. Not as much as your dogs though :-)

17 Jan, 2015

 

Thanks, Klahanie, for your kind words ..
maybe you'll get some photos of the wild birds enjoying your swimming pool !

17 Jan, 2015

 

Fabulous pic Klahanie, and to see one resting is a treat!

17 Jan, 2015

 

:-)

18 Jan, 2015

 

I got a little blog for you Terra.

19 Jan, 2015

 

very beautiful photo :-))

1 Feb, 2015

 

Thank you Junna for your kind words.

1 Feb, 2015

 

:-)

2 Feb, 2015



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