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22-JUL-2007 Wolfgang Wander

Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope

WY, Grand Teton National Park

We discovered this nest after hearing the mother hum around that fir tree for a while.
These two babies were almost ready to leave and big-one on the right is busy practicing
his wing movements at the moment we spotted them.

These nests really look like bumps on the branches of these firs
and when the casual human walks by the birds just hide completely in the nest -
well you see the beaks sticking out when you know what to look for.

Mom came back shortly afterwards to feed insects, honey and willow-sap (holes
opened by sapsuckers) to the two of them.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/320s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time22-Jul-2007 11:00:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II N
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length700 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Diane Wu28-Sep-2007 00:29
Beautiful moment!
fdt27-Sep-2007 15:07
Nice one! f
Herb 27-Sep-2007 14:40
Nice shot
Gerard Koehl27-Sep-2007 14:21
Très belle capture avec une belle lumière. V