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DSC_8723_1a.jpg (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)

Blue-throated Hillstar
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Habitat
Paramo Grassland in the Andes 4000 Meter
Location
Cerro de Arcos, Provincia Loja, Ecuador
Date taken
28/12/2020
Scientific name
Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
Equipment used
Nikon D500 + Nikon AF-S 200-500 VR
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/320s, 1:6.3, ISO 180
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delia todd
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Opus Editor
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What a wonderful start you've made to your Gallery with this beautiful hillstar Meinolf!!

It's the first image to come in for this species so it will shortly be added to our Opus article for the species. Many thanks for sharing it with us.
 
sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
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As said before, this is a most excellent image you have shared with us.

Today, 20 May 2021, it became the First Image added to the Opus article on the Blue-throated Hillstar.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Your generosity is appreciated very much.

Barney
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
onca
Date added
View count
130
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320
ISO
180
Filename
DSC_8723_1a.jpg
File size
1,022.1 KB
Date taken
Mon, 28 December 2020 2:01 PM
Dimensions
2049px x 1366px

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