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Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)

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Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Costa's hummingbird Hummingbirds Swifts and hummingbirds Birds Chordate Animals
Costa's kolibrie Kolibries Gierzwaluwen en kolibries Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Calypte costae Trochilidae Apodiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Mira Vista (Marana, Arizona, United States)

2023:03:31 07:37:18
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/3200 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 4.74 m

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve

2014:11:30 19:08:16
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F2.8, ISO 800, distance 3.35 m

There are a number of feeders at the visitor center of the Bird Viewing Preserve. This Costa's Kolibrie was waiting for them to be refilled again.

Reid Park, Tucson (Tucson, Arizona, USA)

2014:02:09 19:19:54
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/320 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 7.94 m

Costa's Hummingbird in beautiful atmospheric light

Floyd Lamb Park, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

2014:12:06 19:59:01
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F7.1, ISO 400, distance 3.98 m

A costa's hummingbird female, that is at least the estimate of guide Jim Boone. It is difficult to identify hummingbird women.