Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
(L 3.5" Wt 0.2 oz)
Common and widespread
...red bill with black tip.
...red bill with black tip.
Restaurante Mirador
Los Bancos
Ecuador
15Jan2011
Flitting through the air,
At the hummingbird I stare.
Briefly stopped in a tree,
Soon he will fly over the sea.
Drinking from a red flower,
He is storing great power.
He is throwing a summer fling;
I can’t wait to see him next Spring!
(Charlie - age 9)