It was an exciting experience photographing some of the incredible Hummingbird species native to Ecuador a couple of weeks ago. It was even more exciting to photograph a native Ecuadorian bird perched on a native Ecuadorian plant. In this case, a female Purple-bibbed Whitetip took a rest on a fuchsia plant. Fuchsias, the kind of plants with pendulous blossoms reminiscent of ballerina skirts, are native to Ecuador and attract hummingbirds in areas that are cooler and more humid than my current home. I can’t grow those successfully where I live so it was very satisfying to see a hummer perched on one, even if there were no blossoms on the plant.