Today’s little fellow has an unusual name, Koepcke’s hermit, Phaethornis koepckeae.
Note: this is slow=motion footage which has some Koepcke’s hermits. Enjoy!
The Koepcke’s hermit hummingbird, or Phaethornis koepckeae, is a species of hummingbird that is native to the Andean forests of Peru. It was first discovered by Maria Koepcke in 1960, and it was named in honor of her father, who was a…
if you’re curious to see what underglazed bisqueware will look like after glazing, try running it under water. it’s not 100% accurate but it’ll give you a good idea
(but only if you underglazed it before it went through the kiln!)
I’ve shown off this trick before but here it is with an after glaze firing picture to show how close the colour is
I heard you like hummingbirds. Check out this great footage I got of one in my backyard.
I live in NYC and I saw this about a month ago. Enjoy!!
This really is some very impressive footage oh my gosh! Love how you can see the bird strategically working it’s way around the flower. Thank you for sharing!
Today’s feature is the white-bearded hermit, Phaethornis hispidus.
The white-bearded hermit hummingbird, Phaethornis hispidus, is a small bird species found in the humid forests of South America. This species is named after the characteristic white beard of feathers on its chin, which is a distinguishing feature of the male birds. The white-bearded hermit is a fascinating bird to study due to…