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Cynanthus latirostris
This hummer has vivid iridescent colors. It is a medium sized member of the hummingbird family. They are limited to south central Arizona, down into Mexico and Central America. This bird was spotted at Tucson Audubon's Paton facility on Patagonia, AZ.
This was spotted in a wooded area, in south central AZ, north of the US/Mexico border.
Congrats AGAIN Jim, your lovely Broad-billed Hummingbird has made the top 10 bird spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 bird spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 1st. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah
Hey Jim, this beauty was chosen by our Rangers as our Spotting of the Week! Thanks for sharing this gem and congrats and the recognition!
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Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
It was a cloudy day, which accounts for most of the darkness. Much as I would like to say I take perfect photos, a few tweaks in Photoshop can sometimes (not always) make some difference.
Your welcome! How did you manage to take a close up with the black background? Is that a camera lighting trick?
I re-checked my references, and do agree this is a Broad-billed hummer. The beak coloration pretty much distinguishes Magnificent from Broad-Bills. I took some photos of Magnificents recently, and mis-labeled these photos as being a part of that batch. Thanks Joshua and Ashley...this is the second time Ashley has helped me through my own confusion.
Spotted on Mar 17, 2015
Submitted on Mar 23, 2015
