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In Search of Hummingbirds

An inside look at hummingbird research in the jungles of Belize
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A ruby-throated hummingbird at rest.

photo: Wynn Myers

A birding boat tour.

photo: Wynn Myers

A rufous-tailed hummingbird.

photo: Wynn Myers

Mayan ruins.

photo: Wynn Myers

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

photo: Wynn Myers

Caught birds await identification and tagging.

photo: Wynn Myers

Hilton in the process of banding a rubythroat.

photo: Wynn Myers

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

photo: Wynn Myers

Morning light in the Belize jungle.

photo: Wynn Myers

Loading up for an over-water birding tour.

photo: Wynn Myers

A blue-gray tanager finds a perch.

photo: Wynn Myers