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Scintillant Hummingbird Male C-RICA SER 2
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Scintillant Hummingbird Male C-RICA SER 2 (Selasphorus scintilla)

The orientation of this bird relative to the sun's position was almost perfect for emphasizing the feature that gives the species its name. It was hard to believe what I was seeing -- it nearly knocked my eyes out. This species is the smallest hummingbird in its range (the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama) - only ~7 cm long. It was feeding on flowers (no feeders) at the lodge.
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Habitat
Flower plantings on grounds of lodge
Location
Sueos del Bosque Lodge, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
Date taken
14 December 2015
Scientific name
Selasphorus scintilla
Equipment used
Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 500 mm II f/4 + 1.4x
KC Foggin
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You are making me so [COLOR="Green"]green[/COLOR] with envy with all these beautiful Hummer images Ron. This was is brilliant guy.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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He's stunning Ronald!!!

Three real beauties you've found for us today. Many thanks lad.
 

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