This is a ‘holding’ post while I am actually on Abaco, to be rejigged in due course. The weather is a bit variable, my fishing is somewhat variable (as usual – more miss than hit, though my biggest bone yet a couple of days ago), the birds are fantastic. Abaco has two hummingbird species, the endemic Bahama Woodstar and the Cuban Emerald. The Woodstars are rather pushed around by the Emeralds, and tend to be scarcer where there are plenty of Emeralds. We are lucky at Delphi that both species coexist in relative harmony, although this may be largely due to the sugar-water feeders and the hummer-friendly planting around the Lodge. Here are a few irridescent images I’ve taken in the last few days. Things are a bit slow here (the internet connections, not me), so the image order, formatting and sizing may need attention later on…
Oh. Is that the time? I need a Kalik and lie down. I’ll add a couple pics more later!
NB these photos are posted exactly as taken. No photoshop, no iFiddling, no cropping. That’s how close you can get to these tiny birds…
ADDENDUM A few shots of a hummer in flight feeding on plants can now be seen on my subsidiary website HERE
ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO 
What beautiful little birds!
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They are great, and surprisingly tame (if you move very slowly…) but in fact they rarely sit still for long enough to get close shots of them. I was lucky with these ones… Now I’m back on a real computer, I’ll post some more when I get round to it…
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We have been having a slooooow computer also. I like your solution. The hummingbirds are out in force this spring. So glad you highlighted them.
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Hi Mary, yes the hummers were wonderfully prolific. I’ll put up some more in due course – we returned to a snowy UK today, with a lot of pics to sort through… All the best, RH
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Keith, A Kalik and a lie down sound like the thing! Given some time, I’ll drop some photos in drop box for you to have a look. It was a pleasure meeting you at Delphi, thank you for your graciousness. and BTW, I have seen both hummers on Abaco. Great shots. Sally Larsen
Sent from my iPad
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Sally, good to hear from you. It was a pleasure to meet you all – sorry that lunch was in full swing when you came. Yes, any bird pictures would be welcome to add to the archive, and I will of course keep them in an SL folder. Sadly we are leaving on Saturday. I’m hoping to come back for a week or so in June, though the fares right now are ridiculously high. All the best for now, Keith
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Thanks for this, Sally. I’ve replied more fully by email. Great to meet you on Abaco; we returned to cold snowy UK today…
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Nice Pictures.
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Hi Caroline. You’ve gone off-species! I’ve never seen so many here. Nb 2 booklets sold…
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