Collared Inca

Gallery: AvianPosted October 31, 2009134 views15 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm x. 2.0TC, tripod
f5.7, 1/250, ISO800

Guango Lodge, on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Full frame, slight sharpening in CS4.

Note: I ended up with photos of about 50 species of hummingbirds. I won't post them all, but working on them sure brightens up an Alaska winter...

C & C, please.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on October 31, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Hi Jim,

I think tou have a female Tourlamine sunangel here...the head angle makes the ID a bit tricky....but I am pretty sure of it...

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 31, 2009 at 10:26 AM

You did pretty well here in spite of the harsh light. 50 species of Hummers - wow!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 31, 2009 at 10:42 AM

The detail and colors are super, Jim! Brilliantly done

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 31, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Beautiful hummer. I like the detail and iridescence of the bird. The merge of the beak and perch is a bit distracting though. 50 species!! That's really neat. I was happy to get 16 in Costa Rica... Guess I'll have to go back

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Great shot! The detail is outstanding. Just to see one would brighten my day. I hope we get to see more photos of your HBs.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 31, 2009 at 1:44 PM

Glenn -

You sent me back to Jose Illanes... The internet is pretty amazing sometimes. He says Collared Inca, and points to the absence of blue-black in the tail and the absence of green spotting in the bib. I sholdn't argue with you Glenn; your experience is 20X mine in this area. But I've got Jose backing me up here.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM

I love how the hummer is looking over its shoulder. Beautiful iridescence. Very good feather details. You must have had a wonderful trip. I don't mind if you post all 50 species. Our winters aren't as hard as yours but I am missing summer.

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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on October 31, 2009 at 3:31 PM

I love it, Jim! The colors are dramatic and fabulous! GREAT work!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 31, 2009 at 3:47 PM

Jim

If I get to plan another trip to south america to photograph birds I will be sure to email you about locations first. 50 species of hummingbirds is outstanding & amazing!

Love the "come hither" pose & head turn, light, background & details. Wonderful, intimate image as posted.

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Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on October 31, 2009 at 4:58 PM

I'm sure Jose is 100% correct...it is a tricky ID with that head angle and not being able to assess the bill length

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 31, 2009 at 10:44 PM

Beautiful image, Jim. The detail in the larger version is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 31, 2009 at 11:00 PM

Cool Jim! Love seeing all these different hummers. Ah...someday maybe, someday...

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Comment posted by Ted Swem on November 1, 2009 at 1:13 PM

Jim- the detail on this image (on the larger image) is unbelievable. The little beads along the shaft of the primaries, the green edges on the feathers on the forehead. My goodness. I'm a little surprised and quite impressed that you could nail that detail with a 2.0TC and at only 1/250. Fine photo of a fine bird.
Ted