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Until recently this is about as wide as I’ve ever captured a hummingbird bill open in my photos. I’ve always suspected that they could open their bill all the way to its base but I’d never documented it that I can recall.<\/p>\n
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1\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nBut two days ago I caught this immature (I think) Black-chinned Hummingbird with its bill wide open. This isn’t rhynchokinesis, or bill-bending, It’s the opening of the entire bill all the way to where it meets the skull and it’s open pretty wide, at least for a hummingbird.<\/p>\n
And who knows, maybe they can open their bills even more than this. I’ll be watching for it.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Note: All this has me thinking. I’ve photographed many species of birds yawning but I’ve never captured a hummingbird yawning. I wonder if they do…<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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