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White-chested Emerald


White-chested Emerald
Photo Information
Copyright: Zeno Swijtink (Zeno) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 0 N: 1345] (10867)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, Nikon 200-500 mm.
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-13 4:23
Viewed: 4783
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today a hummingbird from Trinidad. During one day I visited Asa Wright Center in Trinidad. This is an astonishing place. From the veranda of this center I saw many, many birds. There were lots of hummingbirds flying around and very easy to shoot.
The bird on the photo is a White-chested Emerald.This bird is one of the more common species to be found in the northern range of Trinidad, but it is not known on Tobago. The sexes are simular, being brilliant green with some bronze gloss on the back, but largely white below. It is one of the most aggressive species, resolutely defending its feeding territory. Although many people suppose that hummers do not sing, this species shows that they do, even the song is a squeaky chatter, repeated persistently from its favouritw perch.
This hummer feeds on nectar from the flowers of many trees, including the showy Mountain Immortelle whose orange blossems are such a feature of the valleys of the northern range between November and February.
Breeding occurs in the early months of the year. when it builds its small cup nest, situated usually quite near ground level.
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  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-08-13 4:32]

Hi Zeno

Amazing captures! Lovely colours and details.This one is giving a really good pose.Nicely composed with excellent POV and DOF.TFS

Rob

Hi zeno ,

A very good capture , Good note with a great pic, Deatils of this bird such as colour is worth speaking of all this coz of the good use of natural light and exposure.

Tfs

Pawan

hummingbirds are so beautiful, too bad we do not have them in europe.
wonderful capture, zeno! :-)
a great composition in green - marvellous green-metallic on
the hummer and a nice blurred green bg,
combined with a terrific pose - i wonder what he is eying on?
well seen & done, thorsten.

Ciao Zeno,
deliziosa questa foto, dettagli e colori stupendi, bravo!

Franco

A very nice shot, Zeno. TFS
Ralf

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3089 W: 230 N: 6774] (23770)
  • [2006-08-13 13:14]

The details on the hummingbird are just beautiful, Zeno.
Great pose and fantastic colors.
Too bad it is a bit hard to see against the busy BG.
TFS. : )

Hi Zeno!
Wonderful picture! Lovely bird! It's a great shot, very nice colours, good detail, very good composition... perfect!
Well done!

Regards,
Joćo

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 438 W: 11 N: 534] (2540)
  • [2006-08-14 8:25]

beautiful bird! great colors on his plumage! nice composition. tfs

Hi Zeno

Good saturation of colour, crisp, clear and sharp. Good camera work. :-)

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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 153 W: 18 N: 479] (1863)
  • [2006-08-19 10:42]
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Oh, this is even better! It seems the bird is a bit suspicions in what you are doing. It is very sharp and detailed.

I just wish you would expose your exif-info and that you wrote something about what you have done with it in your computer...

Well, one thing is obvious... we must go to Trinidad - Tobago!

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