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ocreatus underwoodii

  1. Booted Racket-tail

    Booted Racket-tail

    Wearing his puffy thighs proudly!
  2. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

  3. Booted Racket-tail

    Booted Racket-tail

  4. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

    A pair of Booted Racket Tails from last year. (Just to explain, these are wild birds. But the set up is rather artificial, with an outdoor studio set up. The flower has had sugar water poured into it, and an artificial background has been placed some distance behind the flower. So I think...
  5. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

  6. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

  7. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

    Female
  8. White-booted Racket-tail hummingbird

    White-booted Racket-tail hummingbird

    I thought a butterfly had landed in the tree next to me and then I saw this beautiful little gift! He posed for me for about ten minutes before flying off to find more food! Couldn't believe a hummer was capable of sitting in one place for that length of time!
  9. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

  10. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

  11. Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail, immature male
  12. Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail, female
  13. Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail

    Booted Racket-Tail, male
  14. White-booted Racket-tail NaturesPhotoAdventures David Hemmings

    White-booted Racket-tail NaturesPhotoAdventures David Hemmings

    Booted Racket-tail Hummingbird (male)Ecuador using Multi-flash photo techniques www.naturesphotoadventures.com
  15. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

  16. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

    female
  17. White-booted Racket-tail ECUAD SER

    White-booted Racket-tail ECUAD SER

    Taken 28Oct2009 at Tandayapa Lodge about 5600 ft asl in subtropical montane forest on the west slope of the Andes in northern Ecuador.
  18. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

  19. Wooly socks

    Wooly socks

    White-booted Racket-tail
  20. Long tail

    Long tail

    White-booted Racket-tail
  21. White-booted Racket-tail

    White-booted Racket-tail

  22. White-booted Racket-tail, F

    White-booted Racket-tail, F

    Of the tropical hummingbirds, a stand-out is the tiny booted racket-tail, with long tail feathers reminiscent of a squash racket. The female doesn't have the tail, but still a beautiful bird.
  23. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

  24. White-Booted racket-tail

    White-Booted racket-tail

    male. ISO400, f7.1, 1/50sec, CWA metering, EXP+.7, handheld at 300mm
  25. White-Booted Racket-tail

    White-Booted Racket-tail

    Female. ISO400, f7.1, 1/100, CWA metering, EXP+0.7.
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