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Hummingbird Flying to the Blue Salvia-035

Hummingbird Flying to the Blue Salvia-035

This is one of the last photos this past fall that I captured of a hummingbird before they migrated. I love the purple in the background with the color of the ...
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This is one of the last photos this past fall that I captured of a hummingbird before they migrated. I love the purple in the background with the color of the Blue Salvia flowers.
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NIKON D610

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 2400/10

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Mar, 2016

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Wonderful timing!!!

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When you know how small Salvia is - then the size of the Hummingbird is so much more appreciated! Beautiful capture.

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