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Donkees

(33,745 posts) Tue Apr 22, 2025, 12:12 PM Apr 2025

Glittering-throated Emerald Hummingbird - Brazil

This beauty has a metallic green and blue coloring and are about 3 - 4 3/4" long. These pictures were taken at the Reserva Ecologica de Guipiacu (REGUA) in Southeastern Brazil.

Ruben Giron
6:36 AM · Apr 21, 2025
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Glittering-throated Emerald Hummingbird - Brazil (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2025 OP

GORGEOUS! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2025 #1

So beautiful! Boggles my mind that they leg eggs less then 1/2 inch long! Ziggysmom Apr 2025 #2

What a beautiful world 🌎 Deuxcents Apr 2025 #3

excellent photos cab67 Apr 2025 #4

Super Cool Looking Bird ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #5

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,591 posts)

1. GORGEOUS!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 01:34 PM

Apr 2025

Takes my breath away.... what a beauty!

Ziggysmom

(4,158 posts)

2. So beautiful! Boggles my mind that they leg eggs less then 1/2 inch long!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 01:39 PM

Apr 2025

Thanks for the lovely pics!

Deuxcents

(27,721 posts)

3. What a beautiful world 🌎

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:59 PM

Apr 2025

cab67

(3,848 posts)

4. excellent photos

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:07 PM

Apr 2025

ProfessorGAC

(77,306 posts)

5. Super Cool Looking Bird

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:13 PM

Apr 2025

Love the colors.

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