Species of the Day: Charming hummingbird! (Amazilia decora). This one flew into our net today when we were trying to catch a Green Hermit. It took about 5 minutes to take a photo that showed its color. Most hummingbird feathers bend light to make the colors that they do – rather than having pigment like many other bird species (we call this “structural coloration”). This means that from certain angles, they can look black, with little apparent color at all.