Colibri is a native Caribbean word for hummingbird. The first Portuguese sailors who explored the islands east of America adopted this name for the charming little birds, and that is what they are still called in many European languages. And in French Canadian too — look at a box with a hummingbird feeder in your garden store! On the “French” side of the box you will read: “Abreuvoir pour Colibris”.

The birds are native to Saltspring Island and very popular.