Hummingbird's Bathing begins

: Hummingbird's Bathing begins; rufous or Allen's male hummingbird begins the bathing ritual. His iridescent gorget is not glinting here, as the light is not reflecting from it, so it just shows up as a dark area on his throat, when really it is red/gold.; Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: 20D, 100-400L handheld; Created on: 27 May 2007; Image Views: 107; Average Views per Day: 0.1; Image Number: 38818

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on May 30, 2007 at 3:20 PM said:

thanks again, Cindy, -- just wish the little fella was facing forward so that his throat would be gleaming red/gold

Cindy from NZ on May 30, 2007 at 7:33 AM said:

Another of your beautiful shots Alandra, such a pretty capture!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on May 30, 2007 at 4:27 AM said:

that's nice of both of you, many thanks, Alex D and Vicki. Such a tiny "mite" taking a bath :)

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for awhile on May 29, 2007 at 10:18 PM said:

Alndra, he's stunning. I've never seen such splendid colors on a hummer. Gorgeous image, my friend. Vicki

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on May 29, 2007 at 10:01 PM said:

Really stunning colors. Nicely done.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on May 29, 2007 at 3:10 PM said:

many thanks for the very encouraging comments, Alan and Mary. Am happy they are sharper than the previous images, - but too bad these are lacking the beautiful iridescent gorget :) The hummer was facing the opposite direction for these latest images.

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on May 29, 2007 at 1:07 PM said:

Beautiful colors and detail Alandra. Well done!

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on May 29, 2007 at 12:43 PM said:

Hi Alandra, Wow wonderful colors, composition, background, and focusing. I like all the red on this one.

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