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Flower Child

Flower Child

This hummingbird seems to be contorted in an unusual pose.

This hummingbird seems to be contorted in an unusual pose.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Santa Cruz, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2021

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124

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Beautiful, Mark! On my wish list to see a Rufous Hummingbird.????

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Stupendous ...!!!

I had to do a double take. What a capture!~

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Great capture, Mark!

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Looks like a Hummingbird with a major attitude!! Lol!! Awesome timing and capture!

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Adorable little hummie, Mark. If you took this in CA, it's likely an Allen's Hummingbird, not a Rufous.

Wonderful.

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