Calliope Hummingbird - Margaret Viens
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Date

Location

stakeout Calliope Hummingbird, S. Mammoth Rd., Manchester (2013)
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.9493222, -71.4160037
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

continuing bird, tiny male hummingbird with dark streaked gorget, with white line toward eye, short tail; it first appeared about 40 minutes after we arrived; but only took one or two sips from the back feeder and flew off; it reappeared about 5 minutes later on the front feeder, but again only stayed about 20 seconds and flew off. We refound it on branches in the bittersweet to the left of the garage where the homeowner said it appears to roost. It flitted about there for a minute or two, enough for a poor photo before it disappeared again; but was refound in the bittersweet again 15 minutes later, again for less than a minute. As were were leaving almost 2 hours after we arrived it returned to the front feeder for a little longer; for the best looks we had.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 60D
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
ISO
400
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/400 sec
Dimensions
901 pixels x 605 pixels
Original file size
104.22 KB