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Violet-capped and grevilea
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Violet-capped and grevilea (Thalurania glaucopis)

This grevilea flower is certainly one of the favorite for almost all types of hummers I know here.. Although elusive, sometimes this hummingbird allows me to take shots from a relatively small distance ( 12-15 feet ). One interesting thing about this hummer is that it seems to beat it's wings faster than the others, I'm using 1/1250 shutter speed with it, whereas for the others I know here 1/1000 would be sufficient!
Hope you like this one!
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Habitat
Forest, secondary growth, gardens
Location
Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, RJ
Date taken
March 3, 2007
Scientific name
Thalurania glaucopis
Equipment used
D200, 400- 2.8 lens, 1/1250, f 4.5, ISO 200, white balance Auto
Nora
Brilliant Luiz! I love your 'hummers' ............great background! Thanks for sharing!
 
Dr Manjeet Singh
Mamma mia luiz-excellent shot and bird fantastic-a perfect picture post card my friend-love it.Thanks for sharing.:up:,:up:
 
Rose Fletcher
Luiz, this is beautiful! Strange to see a hummingbird feeding from a grevillea, but it works as a superb image - thank you.
 
madamcoolpix
It is nice to get the wings "frozen" in the air but slightly blurred ones can give equally beautiful images, as in this case. It is a splendorous picture! By the way, I like your last "bird and plant" captions, very instructive. :) Cheers!
 

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