Selaphorus Hummingbird, female by Garrett Lau

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11-APR-2008	Garrett Lau

Selaphorus Hummingbird, female

Milpitas, California

Even experts have trouble distinguishing female Rufous Hummingbirds from Allen's Hummingbirds, opting to just use the genus name, "Selasphorus." I believe this is a Rufous because of the amount of rufous at the base of the tail, and the presence of two male Rufous Hummingbirds.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800s f/10.0 at 530.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Guest		21-Apr-2008 06:23
Lovely. Beautiful bright colors. I love the action and serenity of the shot.

Garrett Lau		16-Apr-2008 02:58
Thanks. Yes, the TC made it challenging because autofocus didn't work unless I turned IS off, but at least it worked. With the 20D, AF was so poor that I would never use the TC for a moving subject.

Rodrigo Mendoza		15-Apr-2008 22:19
Very nice capture Garrett, specially considering the TC.

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