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Violet Sabrewing
Stanley Jones

Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)

Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus)
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Habitat
Mid-level cloud forest situated between Volcán Viejo and Volcán Poas at 1,535 m (5,036 ft) elevation. Central Volcanic Mountain Range.
Location
Bosque de Paz Lodge, near the village of Bosque del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
December 2022
Scientific name
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: delia todd, raulqc, rkj and 2 others
bievreJJ
wow! fabulous stop action photo of this fantastic hummingbird, Stanley, wonderful colors and details, a real topper, many tfs!!
 
Ozprey1
Wow, seems like you were just posting from Costa Rica a couple months ago not a year ago!
Superior color display.
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
962
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
270.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
8000
Filename
Violet Sabre Wing.jpg
File size
372.7 KB
Date taken
Wed, 07 December 2022 2:23 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 914px

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