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Young Male Broad Billed Hummingbird

Young Male Broad Billed Hummingbird

We travel a little over an hour to get to Madera Canyon where there are about six species of hummingbirds. This is a very young Broadbill hummingbird. The owne...
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We travel a little over an hour to get to Madera Canyon where there are about six species of hummingbirds. This is a very young Broadbill hummingbird. The owner of Santa Rita Lodge has a variety of feeders strategically placed which make it a worldwide attraction for birders.

Lens: Nikon 28-300
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/8 ISO 5600 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

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Jun, 2020

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