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Red-tailed Comet - 2023-12-05 - 014.jpg
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Red-tailed Comet - 2023-12-05 - 014.jpg (sappho sparganurus)

A stunning Red-tailed Comet feeding at a flower in NW Argentina. Definitely one of my all time favourite species of hummingbirds!!

I’ve just posted a trip report from my 3 weeks in Argentina. If you are interested you can find it here - http://tinyurl.com/bdekee3s

Cheers!

Glenn
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Location
Argentina
Scientific name
sappho sparganurus
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I'm so jealous - when I was in NW Argentina, we saw a Red-tailed Comet - close enough for a good shot, but I just couldnt get the bird in focus as it darted about and behind flowers.
Yours is a really great shot!!
 
delia todd
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What a fabulous picture of this stunning hummer Glenn!!!

Many thanks for showing him to us lad.
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Glenn Bartley
Date added
View count
760
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
840.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
6400
Filename
Red-tailed Comet - 2023-12-05 - 014.jpg
File size
441.6 KB
Date taken
Tue, 05 December 2023 2:47 PM
Dimensions
1490px x 997px

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