This is not a great photo that I have taken this afternoon, but I was so pleased to even get this hummingbird, or Colibre, in the picture. (I plan to keep trying for a better shot, though!) It's Phaethornis longuemareus, the Little Hermit, or Ermitaño enano. It's feeding from Calathea lutea, which is proving a popular plant with both hummingbirds and butterflies. A mere 9cm, this miniature bird weighs in at just 2.6g. It's distribution is from Costa Rica to western Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia.
