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I know I cut his tail feathers off. It was on remote release and I didn't frame as low and I should have.
Check it out on the larger sizes. The detail at such a high focal length(with a 1.4x converter) is pretty dang awesome if I say so myself.
Molting male Anna's hummingbird. To me his jaunty pose with wings behind, tail up and the molting feathers looks like a little dragon.
Anna's Hummingbird is 3.9 to 4.3 inches (10 to 11 centimeters)long. It has a bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. Its bill is long, straight and slender. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red crown and throat, and a dark, slightly forked tail. Anna's is the only North American hummingbird species with a red crown. Females and juveniles have a green crown, a grey throat with some red markings, a grey chest and belly, and a dark, rounded tail with white tips on the outer feathers.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue. They also consume small insects caught in flight. A PBS documentary that first aired January 10, 2010, shows how Anna's Hummingbirds eat flying insects (at 16:45). They aim for the flying insect, then open their beaks very wide. That technique has a greater success rate than trying to aim the end of a long beak at the insect.
While collecting nectar, they also assist in plant pollination. This species sometimes consumes tree sap.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. Love that beautiful rufous tail.
Seen in the area of Celeste Mountain Lodge, Bijagua, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica - near the Tenorio Volcano National Park and Rio Celeste.
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My first ever male hummingbird. I tried for three weeks and finally must have made the nectar the way they like it! Very challenging to photograph hummingbirds, any tips would be greatly appreciated!