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Hovering hummingbird by a flowers

Hovering hummingbird by a flowers

Blue-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia cyanura)

Capturing the fast-paced hummingbirds on camera reveals so much beauty unavailable to the human eye....
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Blue-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia cyanura)

Capturing the fast-paced hummingbirds on camera reveals so much beauty unavailable to the human eye.
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NIKON D5

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Aperture f/14 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 5000/10

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location

Costa Rica

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upload_date

Oct, 2019

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167

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+26

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