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My Article for IanFleming.com

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A while back, I noticed that the logo for Ian Fleming Screenshot 2023-04-04 at 9.32.20 AMPublications was not a pistol as one might expect, but a hummingbird. And not just any hummingbird, mind you, but a Red-billed Streamertail.

I asked the publisher if she would be interested in an article about the bird behind the logo, and she immediately agreed.

The article features photos I took of the bird while in Jamaica, a photo by Ricardo Miller (one of Jamaica's top birders), plus other hummingbird shots and a photo of Goldeneye, now a luxury resort.

You can read the article here:

https://www.ianfleming.com/all-about-the-bird-in-the-colophon/

Here's how the real James Bond described the Red-billed Streamertail (with an illustration by Earl Poole):

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2 comments

  • Jim Wright (the English version)
    3 years ago Reply

    Keep up the good work, Jim.
    I believe today (Thursday) is the 70th anniversary of the first Bond novel, Casino Royale.

  • Janet T
    3 years ago Reply

    I enjoyed your article Jim. After reading it, I went to the xeno-canto website so I could hear a recording of the sound the Streamertail’s “tail” makes in flight. Very cool!

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2 comments

  • Jim Wright (the English version)
    3 years ago Reply

    Keep up the good work, Jim.
    I believe today (Thursday) is the 70th anniversary of the first Bond novel, Casino Royale.

  • Janet T
    3 years ago Reply

    I enjoyed your article Jim. After reading it, I went to the xeno-canto website so I could hear a recording of the sound the Streamertail’s “tail” makes in flight. Very cool!

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