{"id":21980,"date":"2012-09-29T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T11:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=21980"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:29:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:29:40","slug":"the-hummingbirds-of-folha-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/the-hummingbirds-of-folha-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hummingbirds of Folha Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 of other avian gems.<\/p>\n

Mr Jonas religiously feeds his flock of hummingbirds that hover around his porch and an incredible 22 species have been attracted to this haven. A visit usually reveals around 10 species and this blogpost is a celebration to some of these amazing birds that frequent Mr Jonas’ feeders. Even more amazing than the hummingbird diversity is the incredible volume of individuals that buzz around the porch and garden.<\/p>\n

Folha Seca is situated near Ubatuba between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janiero and if you plan to visit, please contact Mr Jonas in advance to ensure the timing is not inconvenient for him. Mr Jonas does not charge for visits but a donation of a few bags of sugar is always welcome as the hummingbirds consume a vast volume! Mr Jonas can be contacted by emailing j.dabronzo@uol.com.br or calling him on 38482587.<\/p>\n

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Black Jacobin by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Black Jacobin is one of the commoner hummingbirds of the Atlantic rainforests, ranging from northern Argentina into Brazil. Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Black Jacobin by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Black Jacobin in flight.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Brazilian Ruby by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Brazilian Ruby is an absolute stunner and endemic to south-eastern Brazil.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Brazilian Ruby by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Brazilian Ruby’s glittering throat can only be appreciated when viewed at the correct angle.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Swallow-tailed Hummingbird is one of Brazil’s largest species.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Sombre Hummingbird by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Sombre Hummingbird is another endemic of south-eastern Brazil’s Atlantic rainforests.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Saw-billed Hermit by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Also endemic is arguably the most attractive of all the hermits, the unusual and endemic Saw-billed Hermit.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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White-vented Violet-ear by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

As can be seen from this image, the White-vented Violetear is aptly named!Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Violet-capped Woodnymph by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A hovering Violet-capped Woodnymph.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Black-throated Mango male by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A male Black-throated Mango, one of South America’s more widespread hummingbird species.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Black-throated Mango female by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The female Black-throated Mango is quite distinctive.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Versicoloured Emerald by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Versicoloured Emerald, although not as brilliantly adorned as other hummers, makes up for it with its subtle patterning.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Versicoloured Emerald by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Versicoloured Emerald about to enjoy a scratch.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Glittering-throated Emerald by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Glittering-throated Emerald aptly poses with a folha seca (dry leaf) at Folha Seca!Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Glittering-throated Emerald by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A Glittering-throated Emerald foraging.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Festive Coquette by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Everyone’s favourite at Folha Seca, adorable and miniscule, Festive Coquette’s are incredibly habituated and regularly buzz around one’s ears, a magical experience!Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n

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Festive Coquette by Adam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The tiny Festive Coquette in flight.Image byAdam Riley\/Rockjumper Birding Tours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":2192526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jacobin-Black-Folha-Seca-Ubatuba-Brazil-AR-60.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6984,5],"tags":[599,645,7782],"class_list":["post-21980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-wildlife","tag-brazil","tag-folha-seca","tag-hummingbirds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}