Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
| 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
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
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 several feeders hanging at the visitor centre of the Bird Viewing Preserve. This Costa's Hummingbird was waiting for them to be refilled.
Reid Park, Tucson
2014:02:09 19:19:54
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
2014:12:06 19:59:01
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, at least that is the assessment of guide Jim Boone. It is difficult to identify female hummingbirds.
Where I have seen this species
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