White-eared Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted February 23, 2010221 views22 comments

White-eared Hummingbird
Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Canon EOS1DM2N, 500 f4

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 23, 2010 at 5:50 PM

The best hummingbird place in the US! But I never found any of these guy when i was there.

Excellent portrait - great colors, head turn, eye, detail and BG.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Joe Sulik on February 23, 2010 at 9:11 PM

Amazing shot of a hummingbird! This is a subject I have always wanted to shoot, but never really knew how. I love the colors on the face and the overall sharpness of the shot. I have to ask, what makes that area the best place to photograph hummingbirds in the US?

Registered on January 7, 2009, 51 Posts, 165 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on February 23, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Nice capture of this beauty, Rick. Very good detail and a nice pose and perch. I think I would tempted to remove the multiple catchlights.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 23, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Well, if you're going to make a first post, you might as well do it in style. Sweet shot!! Agreed about the catchlights.

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Comment posted by Joe Sulik on February 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM

Thanks for the info Rick, I think an Arizona trip is in my future, and it looks like I'll have to make sure to get some humming bird photography done there too. The only ones I see around here apear out of nowhere and leave shortly afterward, humming bird feeders dont seem to work either, but this summer I'm going to try again.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 23, 2010 at 10:36 PM

Lovely image. The bird is very elongated and the image dimensions mirror that, but I still think I would crop just a bit off the top.

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Comment posted by Rick Bowers on February 23, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Regarding why Southeast AZ is the best place to photograph hummers: SE AZ has the highest number of species of hummers of anywhere in the US. Plain-capped Starthroat, Berylline, White-eared, Violet-crowned, Blue-throated, Magnificent all are found almost exclusively in SE AZ in the US. And then there are another eight species that are found elsewhere in the US as well as in SE AZ.

There is actually only one flash (better beamer on wimberly bracket) on the bird. The other reflections in the eye are blue sky and white clouds through the oaks.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 24, 2010 at 12:32 AM

It's a beauty! Thanks for showing a Hummer I've yet to see.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 24, 2010 at 4:11 AM

Amazing detail and capture of the iridescence Rick - great shot

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on February 24, 2010 at 5:17 AM

Great looking bird. Excellent detail and techs too. Lovely colors as well. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Sally King on February 24, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Beautiful details and colors. Nice smooth background to set it off. Gorgeous bird and image of it. Went to that area in January and had a great time finding lifer birds and coati.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Very nice Rick, welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Welcome to NPN. I look forward to seeing many more of your images as well as seeing your comments on other people's posts.

Is this from Tom Beatty's place?

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 24, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Well done shot of a beautiful bird!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 24, 2010 at 3:31 PM

Amazing colours and iridescence, also like the pose and clean background.

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 24, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Welcome Rick

Very good first post. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 24, 2010 at 6:31 PM

That is a gorgeous hummingnird and the colors are just great.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 24, 2010 at 8:39 PM

So pretty! A nice first post and welcome! Sharon

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 24, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Welcome Rick, great first post of a rarity! I'd clone out the flash catchlight if it were mine.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 24, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Spectacular hummer image, and what a cool bird. That background is like a rainbow in its color variety. Hope you appreciate how fortunate you are down there with birds like this to photograph.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 25, 2010 at 6:25 PM

A Beauty

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on February 25, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Welcome Rick. This must have been last summer and probably at Beatty's. This is a fine shot, certainly better than anything I got on this species!

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