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Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

Description:

Was flying "chasing" after a few other hummingbirds of the same species.

Habitat:

Perched on an iron post that holds numerous hummingbird feeders. Below the hummingbird feeders were some California fuchsias. Photographed in the 1913 Garden of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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2 Comments

Richard28
Richard28 11 years ago

Thanks Brian! I was using a macro lens for the first time and was happy to luck into this shot.

BrianRutter
BrianRutter 11 years ago

What a great shot!

Richard28
Spotted by
Richard28

Los Angeles, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 20, 2012
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012

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