In northern Peru, the high Andes drop down to the Amazon creating a transition zone with just the right weather and flowers to help an amazing array of hummingbirds thrive. Here some of our favorite hummingbird photos from the cool cloud forest around the town of Leymebamba at 7,228 feet (2,203 meters) and from the steamy tropical jungle of the upper Amazon River system around the town of Moyobamba at 2,820 feet (860 meters).
Hummingbird photos from northern Peru
A Sword-billed hummingbird near Leymebamba, Peru.
A Green-tailed Trainbearer hummingbird.
A Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird in the Huembo Reserve in northern Peru.
See more photos (and video) of the elusive Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird and many other species in our full post about the Huembo Reserve and Owlet Lodge including when to visit and much more.
A Rufous-crested Coquette.
You can’t have hummingbirds without flowers.
White-bellied and Sword-billed hummingbirds at a feeder.
A Rainbow Starfrontlet hummingbird.
A Chestnut-breasted Coronet near Leymebamba, Peru.
Another tempting flower.
Sword-billed hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds near Leymebamba, Peru.
White-necked Jacobin hummingbirds.
More food for hummingbirds.
Golden-tailed Sapphire hummingbirds.
A busy hummingbird feeder in northern Peru.
Traffic jam at a hummingbird feeder near Moyobamba, Peru.
A Sparkling Violetear (left) and a Golden-tailed Sapphire.
A dream garden for hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds near Moyobamba, Peru.
A White-bellied hummingbird (left) and a Sparkling Violetear hummingbird.
Hummingbird feeding frenzy near Leymebamba, Peru.
A bee covered in pollen rounds out the beauty in the garden.
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