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Rufous Hummingbird, male nectaring at milkweed

Posted by
Julie L. Brown, Photobirder (Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) on 13 September 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Ohio Creek Road
Gunnison County, Colorado July 24, 2012
Colorado, July 2012 series To see a larger version of this image, click here .

On my second visit to the roadside milkweed patch , I had morning light, which allowed me to shoot at lower ISO. This image of an adult male Rufous Hummingbird was cropped about 30%. Click here to see a previous image (shot at 3200 ISO) of an adult male hovering at a milkweed flower.


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Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/2500 second F/8.0 ISO 1250 600 mm

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Céline from New York, United States

Very beautiful shot!

13 Sep 2012 5:20am

@Céline: Thank you Celine.

Veronique from France, Switzerland

An other stunning picture !

13 Sep 2012 7:10am

@Veronique: I appreciate that, Veronique!

Aigleloup from Rebecq, Belgium

Hello Julie, still an extraordinary achievement, one more

13 Sep 2012 7:32am

@Aigleloup: So glad you like it, Jean-Pierre.

mohkum from Cochin (Kochi), India

Wonderful shot with lovely colours and details!

13 Sep 2012 8:37am

@mohkum: Thank you so much.

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

................fantastic shot..........................wonderful world*****

13 Sep 2012 9:03am

@Melocoton: Thank you!

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Splendid, delightful image! SO clear, yet this beauty is hovering!

13 Sep 2012 11:06am

@Ruthiebear: So glad that I can entertain you, Ruthie!

marc from granby, Canada

Very nice shot ! gorgeous color....

13 Sep 2012 1:31pm

@marc: Thank you, Marc!

gerard1948 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Another splendid photo, is beautiful, I love it.

13 Sep 2012 1:35pm

@gerard1948: I appreciate your continuing interest, Gerard!

omid from mashhad, Iran

woow!
very nice & amazing!
so beautiful colors & lights!
Lovely!

13 Sep 2012 1:39pm

@omid: thank you!

Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States

Wonderful capture, Julie!

13 Sep 2012 2:23pm

@Barbara Kile: Nice to hear from you, Barbara. Thanks for your comment.

Josep from Barcelona, Spain

Each shot is better than the previous ;-) Congratulations!

13 Sep 2012 5:51pm

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Dieses kleine Vögelchen ist ein Traum und du hast es wunderschön fotografiert !

13 Sep 2012 7:23pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

great capture and composition

13 Sep 2012 7:24pm

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

I'm loving these hummingbird and milkweed photos! Fabulous!!

13 Sep 2012 8:28pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Love it, really good

13 Sep 2012 8:42pm

KatieCat from Cincinnati, United States

WOW amazing

13 Sep 2012 9:14pm

@KatieCat: Thanks Katie!

LauraS from Chico, United States

Such a fast capture of this moving bird. Great composition and share of this hummingbird and flower.

13 Sep 2012 9:23pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Beautifully captured ... I can't stop staring :)

14 Sep 2012 12:16am

Jackie from Montréal, Canada

So beautiful and lovely image! Gorgeous bird!

14 Sep 2012 12:24am

This image has been featured in 3 Remix collections.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/2500 second
F/8.0
ISO 1250
600 mm

rufous-hummingbird
milkweed
gunnison
colorado