Buff-tailed Coronet

[Norm Dulak]

Nikon D300 with 80-400 mm VR @270 mm, tripod mounted
ISO equivalent 800 (Topaz Denoise applied)
1/200 sec, f/5.6

As I look out my window at mountains of ice and snow here on Maryland's eastern shore, my thoughts turn to a warmer place. Here is a Buff-tailed Coronet photographed at the Tandayapa Bird Lodge in Ecuador.

C&C welcome.

Norm

[Joe Senzatimore]

WOW. Beautiful color , detail , BG and perch as well as exposure. Mybe just a tiny bit tight but stunning , non the less.

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome colors and great BG, perch is nice too, stopping down more will get the tail inside dof. TFS

[Harshad Barve]

Amazing species , awesome details and perch looks great here with complimenting BG
TFS

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice shot of this beautiful hummer! I would like to see it opened up a little more as well.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen, good sharpness, eye contact and angle. I might tone down the perch a bit and maybe give it more room.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Killer colours on the bird, nice pose and details...

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks to everyone for looking and commenting. Have a great Christmas and the best possible Happy New Year!

Norm