Spain, Madrid, Statues of Lope de Vega & Alfonso el Sabio on the steps outside the National Library.

Spain, Madrid, National Library.

Spain, Madrid, National Library.

Spain, Madrid, National Library.

Spain, Madrid, Statue of San Isidoro on the steps of the National Library.

Animals, Birds, A Black-bellied Hummingbird and a Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird face off in competition for a feeding site on a Costus flower in Costa Rica.

Animals, Birds, A Coppery-headed Emerald and a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird feed together on a Lobster Claw Heliconia in Costa Rica.

Animals, Birds, A male Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird, Elvira cupreiceps, feeds on the nector of a neotropical blueberry flower in Costa Rica. Photographed in high key for artistic effect.

Animals, Birds, A Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird approaches a tropical Kohleria flower in Costa Rica. The bird is also pollinating the flowers as it moves from one to another to feed.

Animals, Birds, A female Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on a branch in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica. Until recently it was believed to be a subspecie...

Animals, Birds, Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Panterpe insignis, perches on a branch in the high cloud forest of the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica.

Animals, Birds, Two Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Panterpe insignis, face off on a branch in Costa Rica.

Animals, Birds, Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Panterpe insignis, with its brilliant irridescent colors, perches on a branch in the high cloud forest of the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica and sticks o...

Animals, Birds, A male Green Violetear Hummingbird, Colibri thalassinus, and a male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, face off in a territorial display in the Savegre Riv...

Animals, Birds, A male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on a branch in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica. Until recently it was believed to be a subspecies...

Animals, Birds, A male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on an agave leaf in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica. Until recently it was believed to be a subspe...

Animals, Birds, A male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on an agave leaf in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica. Until recently it was believed to be a subspe...