On the morning of Saturday, August 11th, 2012, our hummingbird adventure really began.
We traveled to the home of Senhor Jonas, located an hour's drive south of Ubatuba along the coast. It wasn't that far as the hummingbird flies. But, these were rural roads. Still, it was a beautiful drive along the edges of the Serro do Mar.
When we finally arrived, we found a rustic home under siege by a thick swarm of birds. The gracious Senhor Jonas spends his retirement working as hard as any mid-career professional. His demanding hummingbird clientele requires constant attention, guzzling 20 liters (more than 5 gallons) of sugar water while throngs of honeycreepers and other passerines scarf down dozens of bananas each and every day. There are no restful golden years for this bird lover. The results, however, are worth it. I think it's best if I end this post now and simply let the following video snippets do the talking for me.
A video of a male and female (respectively) Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) gobbling away on bananas.
A video of the multiple species of hummingbirds competing at each of Senhor Jonas' feeders.
A closeup of a Violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis)
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