Rick Simpson Birding Services

I recently had the pleasure of the company of Terry and Karen Lairmore from Texas. Terry is an enthusiatic hummingbird photographer and came to Ubatuba specifically for this purpose. Of course we spent an agreeable day at Jonas’ house where Terry took this photo of me and Jonas hard at work.

It's a tough life and no mistake. © Terry and Karen Lairmore.

The following day we went up the Serra do Mar to the Reserva Guainumbi just outside Ubatuba. Here at the top of the mountain there is a different selection of hummers to be seen, namely Glittering-bellied Enerald, White-throated Hummingbird and Scale-throated Hermit all pictured here and White-vented Violetear which is not shown.

Glittering-bellied Emerald.

White-throated Hummingbird.

Scale-throated Hermit.

My thanks go to Karen & Terry for their great company and the use of their photographs and to João Marcelo and the staff at Guainumbi for a pleasant day there.