ML141516081
Přispěvatel
Datum
Lokalita
- Věk a pohlaví
- Dospělý samec - X
Podrobnosti k pozorování
Sergey and I were riding slowly along Middle Dr. W when the call of a Selasphorus hummingbird made us pause. We pulled our bikes over and starting looking- sure enough, a male hummingbird was zipping around tall eucalyptus trees on the South side of the road. What happened next was magical: I spotted a female perched in a bush just below the male's perch, and the male prompt began to perform his display flights. Cutting wide, u-shaped swoops through the air, he trilled passionately right above our heads. The trilling stopped for a moment, and we thought he was done. In reality, he was preparing the brilliant finish: a steep dive at incredible speed accompanied with a whistling (reminiscent of a falling missile). Video here: https://youtu.be/OtqowtwefxU. We were both speechless and blown away. I'll never forget contentment and joy of sitting down for lunch under the towering trees, the two of us witnessing a spectacular demonstration by such a minuscule bird.
Technické informace
- Model
- NIKON D5200
- ISO
- 500
- Ohnisková vzdálenost
- 300 mm
- Blesk
- Flash did not fire
- Clonové číslo
- f/5.6
- Expoziční čas
- 1/3000 sec
- Rozměry
- 2015 pixels x 1322 pixels
- Původní velikost souboru
- 2.18 MB