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Roufus Hummingbird — golden throat
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Roufus Hummingbird — golden throat (Selasphorus rufus)

When the sun's angle is just right!
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Habitat
Sparse suburban
Location
San Diego County, CA
Date taken
August 4, 2021
Scientific name
Selasphorus rufus
Equipment used
Nikon D40X and Nikkor 50-300 zoom
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500, 5.6, 1600
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That's a beautiful picture you've taken of this lovely hummer Bob... and, as you say, the sun was just right for it too.

Many thanks for showing it to us - you're really building a lovely Gallery.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Jamulbob
Date added
View count
872
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D40X
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
DSC_3973 for posting.jpg
File size
375 KB
Date taken
Wed, 04 August 2021 10:31 AM
Dimensions
1720px x 1263px

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