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Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sitting Still on a Twig-152

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sitting Still on a Twig-152

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds seldom sit still especially around the flowers. They tend to chase off any other male or female hummingbirds then fly high in a...
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Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds seldom sit still especially around the flowers. They tend to chase off any other male or female hummingbirds then fly high in a tree to watch for more hummingbirds who might enter it's territory. The Ruby color on the male's neck is only visible when the light shines on it just right. This is the first time I captured a male on a twig of the Salvia flowers.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/3.2 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 1950/10

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Aug, 2018

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Great shot Lauren. I know how hard it is to get the little b**gers to sit still. There is one nesting in a large tree in our yard that is too far away and camouflaged to get a good shot.

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