here the small but determined Speckled Hummingbird gets chased away but they win a surprising number of encounters with larger opponents #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

"i will happily stick out my tongue at anybody who calls my puffs puny"-- greenish puffleg, probably #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

pop quiz can you name this hummingbird? i'll answer at the end of the day, if i don't, nudge me & i'll post the answer in the morning #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors #Challenge

"hey, who are you? because i don't think i like you"-- angry woodstar #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors #Peru #green

"the worlds i conquered for you!"-- brooding & bitter woodstar #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

Yay, I was so afraid I didn't get a flying male Peruvian Rackettail shot, there were many more females than males of this species visiting our feeders but i just found on on my data card-- a victory for "spray & pray" photography #Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

More "sharing is not caring if mean humans force us to share"-- the borbs on the opposite side of this line-up are a female Violent-fronted Brilliant (left) and a shiny green Peruvian Rackettail (left) #Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

"sharing is caring but i'd rather keep it all for myself" -- huffed hummingbirds sitting at opposite sides of the feeder where they can semi-ignore each other #Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

"i am not a little brown job so stop saying that"-- bronzy inca #bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors

#SilentSunday #SundayVibes #MyHummingbirdIsBetterThanYourHummingbird #Hummingbird #Bird #Hummingbirds #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Photograph #Rare #Endemic #Peru