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Costa's Hummingbird This male Costas Hummingbird was all ruffled up to warm himself in the early morning sun. Calypte costae,Costas hummingbird,Geotagged,Spring,United States,backyard,feathers,migration,plumage,puffed,purple,ruffled,suburban,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Costa's Hummingbird

This male Costas Hummingbird was all ruffled up to warm himself in the early morning sun.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    You got it super sharp, the purple is awesome. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Thom_Morris's profile
      Thom_Morris
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      Thanks! The lens is the kit lens a 70-300mm and up to about 250mm, it's nice and sharp. I carefully pushed it a little with the Nik sharpening plug-in. Posted 9 years ago

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The Costas hummingbird

Costa's hummingbird is a species of hummingbird. Costa's hummingbird is fairly common in the arid brushy deserts and any nearby gardens of the Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
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Uploaded May 23, 2016. Captured Apr 28, 2016 11:16 in 45141-45185 Redhawk Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/9.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO800
  • 170mm