{"id":12442,"date":"2019-08-20T07:36:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12442"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:36:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:36:52","slug":"sparkling-violetear-hummingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12442","title":{"rendered":"Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On our way down from Wayqecha Lodge at 9500 feet on the Manu Road on the eastern slopes of the Andes in southern Peru, we stopped at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge at 5200 feet for lunch, and to wait out the afternoon until our 4PM appointment at the Cock-of-the-Rock lek just up the road. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge and the lek there are currently THE place to go to see Andean Cock-of-the-Rock along the Manu Road, but more on that when I post my Cock-of-the-Rock photos \ud83d\ude42 Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge also has a well established garden with lots of hummingbird plants and feeders, so it is a great place to spend an afternoon. The Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird tends to dominate feeders, and each feeder at Cock-of-the-Rock had it\u2019s own guardian Violetear. They perch away from the feeder and swoop in whenever another hummer approaches. The beginning of the afternoon was sunny, though clouds came in before our Cock-of-the-Rock appointment, and I caught this Sparkling Violetear in all its glory as it guarded its feeder. This is one showy bird! Sony RX10iv at 1200mm equivalent (2X Clear Image Zoom). Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr. <\/p>\n

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