Recently our homeschool group took a field trip to a birding sanctuary. We were able to see quite a few different types of hummingbirds up close. It was pretty amazing!
The sanctuary was about 30 minutes from where we live in the mountains of Panama. The owner was a young guy who had learned English from all the English speakers who had visited his place. He did a great job. He said it used to be a cow pasture, but over the years they had started adding trees and plants to attract birds and hummingbirds. Now it is a highly sought-after location for people who want to photograph birds.
I had never seen hummingbirds with a blue head and green and white body before. It was really amazing because the birds were right up in our faces, buzzing right next to our heads. The owner of the place told us so much information about the hummingbirds. He said it was mating season, so we wouldn't see as many as they normally do.
He even was able to find a hummingbird nest. It was for a specific hummingbird, but the way it was built was amazing. He said that the camouflaging lichen on the outside is "glued" on using spider webs! Isn't that amazing?? The nest was tiny and lightweight. Such an amazing creation!
After we watched the hummingbirds and tried rather unsuccessfully to get a decent picture of them, we took a quick tour of the property. There were some really interesting plants all around - some of them attract only one specific type of hummingbird!
The owner also showed us the really cool vine above. I believe he called it a parrot head vine because the flower looks like a parrot head. It was really interesting and now I need to find some to put around our property. Ha!
I hope you enjoyed this mini photo tour of the birding paradise we visited. I think the next time we have visitors, we will go check it out with them. It was such a cool experience.
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