Another Rufous

Rufous Hummingbird. Canon R5, 500mm + 1.4TC, tripod, 1/800 @ f5.6, ISO 1600

For the first part of Spring and Summer, I was pretty diverse with a wider range of wildlife and landscapes but for the past month or so I’ve been mostly photographing two subjects; Yellowstone’s thermal features and hummingbirds in my backyard. What do they have in common you ask? Well nothing, except that they both have my attention and are inspiring my current work. This photo was taken yesterday. One thing I really like with hummingbirds is when I can get some interesting tail position. The wings in this, even though they are covering the eye, are really interesting too. Plus I thought the colors of the bird against the gray background worked well too.

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