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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Landing on Roses of Sharon Flower-049

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Landing on Roses of Sharon Flower-049

We finally got fairly good rain yesterday. When the rain stopped, I set up my tripod and waited. This female Ruby-throated hummingbird landed on a closed Rose...
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We finally got fairly good rain yesterday. When the rain stopped, I set up my tripod and waited. This female Ruby-throated hummingbird landed on a closed Roses of Sharon Flower covered in rain drops.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/4 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 2800/10

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Aug, 2018

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Gorgeous shot, excellent details!

Great capture Lauren. You should enter it in the "Hummingbirds at rest ...." challenge.

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