{"id":6988,"date":"2025-08-23T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/?p=6988"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:12:43","slug":"ecuador-the-land-of-flying-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/ecuador-the-land-of-flying-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador \u2013 the land of flying gems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The story of Charles Darwin has fascinated me since my school days, when I learned about this giant of natural sciences for the first time. The story of the shapes of the beaks of island finches. The groundbreaking evolutionary conclusions. I could not refuse the invitation of my friend, photographer and guide Libor Veicenbacher, to a trip to Ecuador and then to the Galapagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-59c755fdfbec439f1819c72b9cbaf312 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4196tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4196tit.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)<br\/>Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig2\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-2f55f17c7e426a222ed4c44b350be14e jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig2-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4333tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 5,6, ISO 500, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4333tit.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)<br\/>Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 5,6, ISO 500, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig3\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-e0c60ec39b5e48e07e6f6413a7827b0c jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig3-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4811-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 2000, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A4811-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant)<br\/>Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 2000, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig4\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d800db24d36f5d977ae90ef9d31fa57e jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig4-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9513tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 2500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 10000, 28.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9513tit.jpg\" alt=\"Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 2500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 10000, 28.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig5\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7a90352e4b5c6e5bf12c39d100f27e38 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig5-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6446tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6446tit.jpg\" alt=\"Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>The first encounter with hummingbirds is a moment that no photographer, or any person, will ever forget.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecuador, as the name suggests, is a country located on the equator. It abounds with an incredible wealth of various geographical zones with a variety of the most diverse habitats. From the surface of the Pacific Ocean, you can climb up to the six-thousand-meter peaks of the Chimbotazo volcano. And then down again to the lowlands of the even more diverse Amazon. The land of a thousand faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig6\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-549d6855647e7c6e32ea3761616c000e jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig6-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0032tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/250s, Av: 4,5, ISO 5000, 28.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0032tit.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed (Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Black-tailed (Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/250s, Av: 4,5, ISO 5000, 28.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig7\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7ca069c5c3f31acb6257ff2bef7f2b77 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig7-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0620tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 19.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0620tit.jpg\" alt=\"Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 19.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig8\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-a8c5edec167a1db4063277d4c3759d44 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig8-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9568croptit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 640, 19.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9568croptit.jpg\" alt=\"Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 640, 19.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig9\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-17cf69a51e365050fec6baca5284ed2f jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig9-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9014tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 23.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9014tit.jpg\" alt=\"Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 23.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig10\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-f2e62dbdb99bfca4cacfc75c08ecaf12 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig10-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6528tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 5,6, ISO 2000, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6528tit.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 500s, Av: 5,6, ISO 2000, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>The variability of colors and shapes among hummingbirds knows no bounds. Some even have \u201cslippers\u201d on their feet. Others are so small that they have to compete with insects for nectar from flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most interesting areas is the mountain range called &#8220;Choco&#8221;, or also &#8220;Choco forest&#8221;. It is a territory of mountain rainforest, stretching from Colombia  to Ecuador. Specific natural conditions and an altitude of about 3 to 4 thousand meters above sea level have given rise to many unique species here, most of which are endemic. And not only from the bird kingdom. This area in the province of Pichincha and the Amazon rainforest in the province of Napo were our goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig11\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-28fae996d04fc01dcb232118c9c36c83 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig11-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A6269-topaz-denoise-sharpentit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 3200, 22.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/8C4A6269-topaz-denoise-sharpentit.jpg\" alt=\"Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae<br\/>Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L USM + Canon TC 2x, tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 5,6, ISO 3200, 22.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig12\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-50e7b82638246dd676ac2b26fbfb23a5 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig12-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6912-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/50s, Av: 2,8, ISO 10000, 26.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A6912-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Tiery Topaz (Topaza pyra)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Tiery Topaz (Topaza pyra)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/50s, Av: 2,8, ISO 10000, 26.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>Very rare species of hummingbirds that you will never find at a feeder. The first lives along mountain, fast-flowing streams. The second along Amazon streams high in the crowns of rainforest giants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, you can find over 1700 bird species in Ecuador. This makes this country the country with the richest avifauna in the world. There are 11 national parks here. It is interesting that the state does not contribute a single dollar to nature conservation. Everything is in the hands of private institutions.<br>Just to clarify. Another interesting thing about Ecuador is the fact that this country does not have its own currency. Payment is made here in American dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig13\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-6f6b39150c7ce3207ec6a4788fcd9c5e jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig13-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2371-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/2500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2371-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/2500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig14\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-a0b40f81bdec71840905cf166cb55c85 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig14-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2122tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/2500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2122tit.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed (Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Black-tailed (Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/2500s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig15\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-fe300dd5011e9839599d18d4b0cb8cbc jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig15-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3231-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 25.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3231-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Napo Sabrewing (Campylopterus villaviscensio)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Napo Sabrewing (Campylopterus villaviscensio)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 25.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig16\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-02a8c63d0a3529de33fe8227512fd872 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig16-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4120tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4120tit.jpg\" alt=\"Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig17\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-46a10f9dec42ab305d6ef9a3796a3332 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig17-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4093tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4093tit.jpg\" alt=\"Many-spotted Hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Many-spotted Hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>The frequent rain in the rainforests of Ecuador makes it possible to photograph hummingbirds in the rain, which is a godsend for photographers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the perspective of a wildlife photographer, hummingbirds are a definite phenomenon of equatorial South America. People are certainly aware of these flying gems. Even someone who is not very interested in nature has enough information about their unique abilities. However, seeing hummingbirds \u201cface to face\u201d, hearing the buzz of their wings, watching their aerial acrobatics literally from a few centimeters away, is a completely different experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig18\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-ae03af1e4be444bd7a5f21a0d8a0b385 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig18-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3537tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3537tit.jpg\" alt=\"Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 5,6, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig19\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-932b68d7a189d1bc9bceac43bf10befa jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig19-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3745tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A3745tit.jpg\" alt=\"Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 25.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig20\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7f9920bd8ad3c870883d0ad00e8c2502 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig20-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5626tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 5000, 26.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5626tit.jpg\" alt=\"Hummingbird\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hummingbird<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 5000, 26.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig21\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-8958cd19461d9f708fdd6a659c85fb09 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig21-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5782croptit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 26.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5782croptit.jpg\" alt=\"Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 26.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>The variability does not only apply to the coloration of hummingbird feathers. The length of the beak, the different crests and the long tail feathers are not far behind the colors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is not a single restaurant, hotel or lodge in Ecuador that does not have a hummingbird feeder. Having hummingbirds in the garden is a commodity, an attraction, a tourist attraction. Moreover, in each place you can see a completely different species composition. In almost every place you can come across a new species that you have not seen elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig22\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-82b95bbead207ec52ea63cb9e0329a4a jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig22-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4529-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 160s, Av: 2,8, ISO 5000, 21.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A4529-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 160s, Av: 2,8, ISO 5000, 21.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig23\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-e22f070e2a21813014df1258c7afda4c jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig23-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5046-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 21.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5046-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)\" width=\"1013\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 21.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig24\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-6c31599a88f139da28f82f7fc3cb97db jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig24-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5060tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 320s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1250, 21.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A5060tit.jpg\" alt=\"Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 320s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1250, 21.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>The constantly changing light conditions and endless variety of colorful flowers make it possible to capture almost every hummingbird in a different location or flower.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a photographer, it is important to note that the lighting conditions here are very variable in different places. Because we are constantly moving in the rainforest, it is quite dark here, often dark with rain. And even when the sun is shining, it&#8217;s still dark in this dense forest. It&#8217;s not exactly easy to photograph shiny objects like hummingbirds. It&#8217;s a constant search between the photographer&#8217;s three magic formulas &#8211; aperture, time and ISO value. Not an easy, completely new, but breathtaking experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig25\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7f1ea14219ad91c861a1262731760ca6 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig25-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2734-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2734-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1600, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig26\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-9fe4173ab0662318ef686737bcd7295f jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig26-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9363tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 125s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 28.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9363tit.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 125s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 28.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig27\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d6101e509696aee0355ab679eeb75743 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig27-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9453-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 125s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 28.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9453-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 125s, Av: 4,5, ISO 2500, 28.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig28\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-4d0c703d057a4ba2607d8bcdcb182c35 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig28-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2522tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1250s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2000, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2522tit.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1250s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2000, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>When taking photos in any location, it was always necessary to use fairly high ISO values.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographing hummingbirds, which are commonly found near human settlements, can be compared to one large photographic studio. All you have to do is sit comfortably and wait. Sitting or standing, in the sun or in the rain, morning or evening, in backlight or in the shade. For a longer time, for a short time, in flight near a flower or resting on a twig. But there are many species that you will never catch at a feeder, or only very rarely. Most of them are mountain species or species living in the depths of the endless forest. These hummingbirds have slightly different habits than their relatives. This is probably due to more demanding conditions that force them to save energy. And they are also not so used to the presence of people, so they are much more shy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig29\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-a336186af9a839add9a17b51427ec53c jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig29-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2405tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A2405tit.jpg\" alt=\"Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 4,0, ISO 2500, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig30\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-127c004565cc7f3e9852b37e44aefd98 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig30-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9942-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1000s, Av: 4,5, ISO 4000, 28.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A9942-topaz-denoisetit.jpg\" alt=\"Great Sapphirewing  (Pterophanes cyanopterus)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Great Sapphirewing  (Pterophanes cyanopterus)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1000s, Av: 4,5, ISO 4000, 28.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>Backlighting is always a big challenge for a photographer. In the rainforest or in the early evening twilight of the Andean peaks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to their high energy requirements, high-altitude species save much-needed strength and oxygen consumption in another way. They do not suck nectar from flowers from a flying position, like other hummingbirds. They hang out on flowers. Hummingbirds are generally very intolerant. However, in mountainous environments they can spend the night together, which again helps them save their precious energy reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig31\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7b225e2a282508ff77fe2dc3d399efac jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig31-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0781tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 4,5, ISO 800, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0781tit.jpg\" alt=\"Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 4,5, ISO 800, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig32\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-e503f435ccfa4f332b479999fb733c1d jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig32-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0728tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1000, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0728tit.jpg\" alt=\"Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1000, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig33\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-a5e749a2aaa600abd3d8f9a8e89e246d jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig33-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0697tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1000, 29.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A0697tit.jpg\" alt=\"Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/800s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1000, 29.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig34\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-08a52e315d64feab429a8a57455f6292 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig34-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A7238tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/hummingbirds\/B12A7238tit.jpg\" alt=\"Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,5 + adapter,  tripod: yes, flash: no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 4,5, ISO 1250, 18.5.2025<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><em>Seeing this hummingbird, which can live at altitudes of around 5,000 meters above sea level, was one of the goals of my trip to Ecuador. Another such species is the Sword-billed hummingbird, whose beak is longer than its body. Its nest has not yet been discovered by anyone in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And perhaps in every place we visited, I gained one insight. The knowledge of bird species of the local residents. They were able to identify the observed species with English names very accurately. Our excellent driver Dario was able to identify them in many cases even by their voice. They realize that this is the wealth of their country. Of course, they get a regular income from this bird tourism. 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