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Posted by Roxanne Featherly on 20:25:09 03/30/05
In Reply to: Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Fairchild Tropical Gardens Coral Gables Florida. posted by Larry Manfredi
Yep, I saw the hummer feeding in the white powder puff tree this afternoon. Thanks very much, Larry for this Lifer. And yes, the Orchid Show activity is gearing up. It starts tomorrow evening for a Members' Only Preview Sale.
: Today while taking out David Tomb from San Francisco for birding I found a
: Buff-bellied Hummingbird. The bird was located inside Fairchild Tropical
: Gardens: 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, Florida. The park has a
: $15.00 admission fee for Adults and is open from 9:30 to 4:30 every day
: except December 25.
:
: The bird was located about 300 yards from the park entrance by the Allee and
: Overlook the letter J on the park map. Follow the tram road in about 300
: yards until you get next to the Allee and Overlook area across from Pandanus
: Lake. Look for some bright yellow/green tape hanging from a tree on the
: right side. The bird was feeding on the red flowers in this area. Later
: other birders saw the hummer near some white flowering Powder Puff trees to
: the southwest of this area. These trees are about 30 feet tall and are next
: to a palm-roofed hut. The bird was feeding high in these trees and lower
: down in the red flowering Firebush tree where it roosted.
:
: Here is one of the photos that I took.
: http://www.southfloridabirding.com/bbhumer.jpg
:
: By the way there will be a large Orchid Festival I think starting this
: Friday, so it may be a good thing to get there before this if possible.
:
: Larry Manfredi
: Homestead, FL.
: E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
: http://www.southfloridabirding.com
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