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In Search of Hummingbirds

An inside look at hummingbird research in the jungles of Belize

June/July 2015

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A ruby-throated hummingbird at rest.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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A birding boat tour.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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A rufous-tailed hummingbird.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Mayan ruins.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Bill Hilton Jr. examines a rubythroated through a jeweler’s loupe.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Caught birds await identification and tagging.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Hilton in the process of banding a rubythroat.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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A pair of red-legged honeycreepers prior to release in the jungle.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Morning light in the Belize jungle.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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Loading up for an over-water birding tour.

Photo: Wynn Myers

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A blue-gray tanager finds a perch.

Photo: Wynn Myers

A magazine cover of a garden

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