Fork-tailed Emerald Hummingbird In my garden, Roca Verde house, Atenas, Costa Rica |
This is my second time to photograph this species in my garden. Both times the light is not good for a clear and colorful photo. He/she is an iridescent green all over except for the dark, forked tail. The first time was no better. What I need is sunlight shining directly on the bird! 🙂
This has been one of the driest “Rainy Seasons” on record for the Central Valley and I have to water my garden and new trees every other day. Everyone says the rain should really come in September and October. We’ll see! It is cloudy and thundering right now, but that often means little or nothing!
The only exception to the drought has been the Caribbean side of the country and a few places in the north. It rained every day we were at Yorkin. The northwest or Guanacaste area is always the driest part of the country and it is even drier this year. It is really hard on farmers!