{"id":26283,"date":"2014-08-30T06:10:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T12:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=26283"},"modified":"2014-08-30T06:10:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T12:10:47","slug":"broad-tailed-hummingbird-a-lifer-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/broad-tailed-hummingbird-a-lifer-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad-tailed Hummingbird – A Lifer For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago a new species appeared at the flower patch on Antelope Island – a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Through the lens and in the right light\u00a0her dorsal iridescence was much\u00a0more showy than that of the Rufous and Black-chinned Hummingbirds (especially when she had her back to us)\u00a0that we’ve been photographing for a couple of weeks now and that immediately got my attention but in the field I was more concerned about getting the shot than I was about\u00a0ID.\u00a0\u00a0It was Mia who determined the species after we left the island.\u00a0 I really struggle with hummingbird ID…<\/p>\n

I do wish the left wing-tip wasn’t behind the bill but otherwise I’m quite pleased with the image, especially considering that it’s a new (photographic)\u00a0species for me.\u00a0 I’ve been photographing birds long enough now that “lifers” don’t happen every day.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 I’m not a “birder” in the classic sense so for me a lifer is a new species photographed well, not simply seen.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two days ago a new species appeared at the flower patch on Antelope Island – a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird.<\/p>\n

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