Canon EOS 1D Mark II N and a 500mm f/4 IS lens mounted on a tripod. Manual. 1/250 at f/22. ISO 400. Seven flash set up at f/32, optically triggered. Artificial background. Costa Rica.
Violet Sabrewings are beautiful hummingbirds, but they can be very agressive at feeders, and heir relatively large size allows them to drive away smaller hummingbirds. We were jokingly referring to them as Violent Sabrewings as we watched them guard the feeders....






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