ML38028221
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Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
This hummingbird on Oct 21 in Pubnico, photographed and only seen by Arthur d'Entremont, has been confirmed as being a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD by Sheri Williamson, author of 'A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America' in the Peterson Field Guide Series. Her comments: "Ruby-throateds often appear quite portly in fall, but this bird's short tail, proportionally large head, and pale face ID it as a Calliope." The buffy colouration seen in some photos is likely an image artifact. The conditions were not the best for photography and the photos were taken through a house window. Other supporting features are the apparent dark central tail feathers (R1) and the pale loral spot at the base of the bill. This is a female-type plumaged bird, but age/sex can't be determined via these photos. The only other confirmed Calliope Hummingbird in Nova Scotia was a Sep 2010 bird near Lunenburg. A photo of that bird can be found at plate 66 of 'All the Birds of Nova Scotia' by Ian McLaren.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot ELPH 350 HS
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 17.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash fired, auto, red-eye reduction
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/60 sec
- Dimensions
- 1068 pixels x 666 pixels
- Original file size
- 312.93 KB