This baby turns on a dime

Posted by Bookfool (Mississippi, United States) on 14 August 2009 in Animal & Insect.

. . . and he's fuel-efficient, too. Costa Rican hummingbirds. They're ubiquitous.

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

wow 5 stars awesome fantastic and brilliant

14 Aug 2009 9:43am

@jamesy: Thank you, Debbie!

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Beautiful motion shot, nice title, Booky O'Snapster

14 Aug 2009 9:56am

@grouser: Thanks, Grousikins. :)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

seriously, this is real? seriously ....magic, thousand starts for you

14 Aug 2009 10:11am

@Lorraine: Yes, Ms. Rainy. 'Tis the real thing - a widdle birdy in a place where they grow like weeds. Oooooh, thanks for all the sparkly stars!

Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

superb action shot and great timing..

14 Aug 2009 11:20am

@Vachel: Thank you! I'd call it lucky timing. Those little suckers are fast, but I chased them around. You can imagine the joy within the Costa Rican hummingbird community ("Oh, no. Here comes that human, again!").

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Darn good shot... Colors, bird, and foliage very pleasant to see!

14 Aug 2009 11:21am

@Earnest: Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you. Have you been to Costa Rica? You would love it, you crazy nature buff, you.

Elora from Genoa, Italy

wow fantastic capture 5 starts for sure! super well done!

14 Aug 2009 11:55am

@Elora: Many thanks!

Joanne from United States

This one's a gem - rare - and beautiful!

14 Aug 2009 11:56am

@Joanne: Thank you! I think it's kinda special, too. I'm glad these guys don't sting. There were quite a few of them hanging around!

Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States

Stars and more stars ....... what a beautiful capture. I like the ant you caught too!

14 Aug 2009 2:35pm

@Judy: You have such sharp eyes. I didn't even notice the ant!! Thanks, Judy. :)

lucid from Toronto, Canada

Beautiful photo! Gorgeous colours. What a graceful bird, looks like one of the flowers!

14 Aug 2009 5:04pm

@lucid: They're really beautiful, aren't they? I was surprised how many different varieties of hummingbird that we spotted. I'll have to dig for more. Many thanks!!

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Beautiful bird ! Great colors in this shot !

16 Aug 2009 3:21am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Excellent capture!

20 Aug 2009 2:59am

Lesley from Lincoln, United States

It almost looks as if he's looking straight at you, as if to be saying, "Hello there, Bookfool. Welcome to my world!"

2 Sep 2009 3:11am

Sony DSLR-A700
1/1000 second
F/10.0
ISO 640
450 mm (35mm equiv.)

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