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Taken 20-Apr-09
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Dimensions1024 x 768
Original file size237 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken20-Apr-09 14:59
Date modified22-Apr-09 08:46
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D40
Focal length300 mm
Focal length (35mm)450 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/500 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Shutter priority
ISO speedISO 200
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Male Rufous Hummingbird

Male Rufous Hummingbird

2:59 PM. As I was photographing the Tree Swallows I heard the unmistakable buzz of an attacking hummingbird. It is not uncommon to get buzzed by the males along this stretch of trail, but it is quite difficult to get any kind of a photograph. This guy perched on a branch over my head for several minutes.

These photographs don't do him justice. When the sun catches his feathers he lights up like he was hit with a red laser. The sun never really caught his feathers, but I was still pleased.