Jacamar Card

Rufous Tailed Jacamar- Galbula ruficauda

I encountered this pair of Jacamars at a Pierella Gardens , a Butterfly garden. Here they have taken barren farm pasture and created an oasis of secondary forest which has been a haven for many rainforest species to flourish. During my visit, William the owner, called to the Jacamars and they appeared in the forest canopy. He had a dead butterfly which he threw into the air. The male swooped down, caught it in his beak and promptly fed it to his mate as she patiently waited not eh branch. How cool is that!