Contributor
Michael O'Brien Media from this contributor
Date
Location
stakeout Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 1026 Batts Lane (Dec 2011–Mar 2012)
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Immature Male - X
Observation details
Appeared to be courting a female House Sparrow! Hummer performed elaborate aerial display of J or U shaped flights (up to ~50 ft), followed by bouncy "whisking display" within firethorn shrub, just inches above a cowering female House Sparrow. Primaries nearly fully grown and wing trill now obvious; gorget about 2/3+ grown; upperparts washed gold, becoming bluish on rump and tail.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D
- Lens
- EF300mm f/4L IS USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1804 pixels x 1200 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.43 MB