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27-APR-2014 © 2014 Bob Walker

Black-chinned Hummingbird (3618)

White Rock, NM

Archilochus alexandri
Our Black-chinned Hummingbirds show up in early April. Folks up at higher elevations see them a few
days before we do. Males arrive first, and then about 2 weeks later, we see the first females.
They will breed here, although I have never found a nest near my house. However, this fellow
seems to have set up a serious guard post in the sumac bush near the feeder, so we'll see what that means.
In another few weeks, people will start seeing Rufous Hummingbirds, and then the dominance hierarchy will change.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/160s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso1600 (with 1.4x TC) full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Photo.Keely29-Apr-2014 21:44
Nice capture! V.
gray clements29-Apr-2014 03:54
stunning capture bob