Photo made in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil. This beautiful bird measures about 17.5 centimeters and has a great sexual dimorphism: The male is brightly colored, red orange, the female is yellow very much alive. In Brazil it is known as Sanhaçu Fire. Canon 7D, ISO 1000, f9 and 1/100s
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The Hummingbirds of Folha Seca
Tucked away inside a rare remnant patch of Brazil’s critically threatened Atlantic rainforests is a slice of paradise called Folha Seca (meaning “dry leaf”). Here Mr Jonas Dabronzo, as kind and intelligent a gentleman as you would ever wish to meet, owns a secluded home that has become a Mecca for hummingbirds and a myriad […]
Vale Nature Reserve, a wildlife paradise!
About a year I’ve made regular incursions in the Vale Nature Reserve. So, I’m able to speak of my experiences there, what I saw and what I think about that place. The Reserve is in Brazil, state of Espírito Santo, in Linhares, a city 109,4 miles away from the capital Vitoria. There are 85 square […]