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Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (male) - Eupherusa eximia
safariranger

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (male) - Eupherusa eximia (Eupherusa eximia)

I recently had the good fortune of birding in Costa Rica for two weeks. What an amazing birding destination. The challenge photography-wise is quite something. Never did I change settings on my camera as regularly as I had to there. Here is the first of several photos I would like to share with you from my trip.

This beauty is best identified by its rufous wing patch, and although it does have a striped tail, this is only seen when the bird fans its tail.
I absolutely loved seeing hummingbirds and could spend all day watching them.
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Location
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Date taken
19th February 2013
Scientific name
Eupherusa eximia
Equipment used
Canon 5D III and 300 f2.8 IS II lens
delia todd
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Isn't he beautiful!! I can really sense your pleasure in seeing him Robert - it sounds like you had a great time over there.
 

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