Coppery-headed emerald hummingbird (Elvira cupreiceps) approaches a tropical lobster claw heliconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) in Costa Rica. The bir

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Coppery-headed emerald hummingbird (Elvira cupreiceps) approaches a tropical lobster claw heliconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) in Costa Rica. The bird is also pollinating the flowers as it moves from one to another to feed.

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Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller, Jr./VWPICS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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