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Male Broad Billed hummingbird

Male Broad Billed hummingbird

The wonderful colors sparkle in the sunlight.
Lens: Nikon 28-300

The wonderful colors sparkle in the sunlight.
Lens: Nikon 28-300
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 360 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3000/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jun, 2021

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126

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Awards

Peer Award

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Amazing pictures of birds in flight.

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Great pose Right on time .......😃😄😓

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