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Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

As this female ruby-throated hummingbird backed away from a flower, her wings beating between 40-50 times per second, her beak cast a shadow on her wing while s...
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As this female ruby-throated hummingbird backed away from a flower, her wings beating between 40-50 times per second, her beak cast a shadow on her wing while she licked nectar with her tongue.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/11 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 5000/10

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Nov, 2015

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