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In early February 2024 I went on an extremely difficult trek in the remote mountains of Santa Marta Colombia to find the Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, a hummingbird thought to be extinct for nearly 70 years. It requires a multi-day hike up to nearly 13,000 ft, several days up top, and two days of hiking back down. This was a bucket list trip and I wasn't disappointed. Here are some photos of the helmetcrest, plus other fun birds along the way.
I've started to enjoy making videos of my birding trips. I'm by no means a professional videographer and this is purely for my own enjoyment. If you want to see what the trip was like, you can check it out: https://youtu.be/GKlOeZW3WVE
Great photos ! I started watching your video but didn't have time to finish. I'll definitely come back to see the rest. From what I saw you're selling yourself short The first few minutes were very well done IMO and look really interesting.
Gary
I am glad you got your reward and were kind enough to share it here for me to see. The hike is an amazing accomplishment, congrats on all efforts went into this adventure!
What a beautiful bird to be lost for so many years, the pictures are wonderful treasures
Karl
May 28, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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Congrats on an amazing trip!!! And before I even read your text, I was thinking I'd name that fella a blue bearded something or another, so all I can say is that is named perfectly. You got some great shots, and I've bookmarked the video for later. TFS.
Eric
Wow, thank you all for the kind words! This was a bucket list trip I had wanted to do since the bird was rediscovered. Really glad I was able to survive the hike and spend so much time with these special birds.
Congratulations David... It looks like it was worth the effort. The helmet crest is such a unique looking hummingbird with that small bill. I really like pictures 2 and 3.
The first few minutes were very well done IMO and look really interesting. 