23 Birds So Perfect They Dont Seem Real
Observing birds in nature is not such an easy task, as we can hardly find their nests, and they are always in motion, which greatly reduces our observation time. So, you can already get an idea that, if bird watching is not so easy, taking a picture is even more difficult. Just thinking about angles, light, shadow, etc., gives you an idea that this is a job that requires a lot of observation and patience.
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis): Violet-tailed Sylph is a bird which belongs to the family of Trochilidae and the order of Apodiformes. It is a very showy hummingbird because of its long iridescent violet tail. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The male is dark green on top with iridescent green crown and a small white eye spot. Its tail is very long and forked of metallic violet color with bright blue tips and almost twice as long as its body with the external feathers longer than the others. It has an iridescent violet spot on its throat, its rump and uppertail coverings are blue and its opaque copper-green belly with the underflow coverings of green or rufous-green color. The female has a much shorter tail than the male, is green on top with iridescent blue crown and bluish rump. It has a white throat spotted with green, an anteated white breast and cinnamon flanks.