Birders

Donkees

(32,608 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2023, 10:11 AM Jan 2023

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Sword-billed Hummingbird - Ecuador (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2023 OP

Wow! secondwind Jan 2023 #1

How does he preen and do whatever else cyclonefence Jan 2023 #2

His feet :) See video at 2:30 time stamp: Donkees Jan 2023 #3

whoa cyclonefence Jan 2023 #4

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1. Wow!

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 10:12 AM

Jan 2023

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2. How does he preen and do whatever else

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 10:38 AM

Jan 2023

birds use their bills for? This is spectacular.

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3. His feet :) See video at 2:30 time stamp:

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 10:48 AM

Jan 2023

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4. whoa

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 10:59 AM

Jan 2023

This guy can get into the deepest flower, but I'm not sure the inconvenience of being the Cyrano of birdland is a fair trade-off.

TY!