Violet Tailed Sylph


Posted by ChrisRoss on Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:58 pm

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Violet Tailed Sylph  Aglaiocercus coelestis


This hummingbird was a regular if infrequent visitor to the bellavista feeders, never seemed to stay long, finally got this shot near some feeders at Casa de Luna which is nearby and at a lower altitude.  Difficult to catch them perching and you needed to back up from where you were standing shooting smaller hummers and also pay attention to getting parallel to get them all in focus.



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by Mariol on Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:20 pm
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Beautiful bird Chris. Perfectly framed and well exposed.
 

by Karl Egressy on Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:54 pm
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It's nice you managed to include the full tail. Such a beauty bird. Well done, Chris.
 

by KK Hui on Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:09 pm
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Good job getting the long tail to fit in the frame ...
Nice one, Chris!
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:35 pm
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Nice bg to compliment this stunning hummer. Wish for a head turn
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:17 am
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Wonderful colours and iridescence on this beauty Chris!
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by Juan Carlos Vindas on Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:50 am
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Nice hummer Chris. love the colours on this one and yes, they quite large!
 

by vcaccamisse on Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:49 pm
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Wow..what a tail..beautiful!
 

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