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Male Ruby "Preening very tight"
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Male Ruby "Preening very tight"

by Bob Clark

Category: AvianAdded August 11, 2009107 views

Hummingbirds

Keywords: Hummingbirds, male Ruby-throated hummingbirds

I used stacked 36 mm, 20 mm and 12 mm extension tubes on my 300 mm F2.8 to get in very tight on this male ruby-throated hummingbird as he was preening. The very top of his head was not in the photo because I was in too tight.
Image Reference: HummingbirdsImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No