Anna's Hummingbird

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Captured this little Anna's Hummingbird in our garden this morning.

A bit of Trivia: Anna's was named for Anna de belle, the beautiful Princess of Rivoli who lived in the !800's. The genus name for Anna's Calypte means hidden in Greek, undoubtedly a reference to the elusiveness of the color on the bird's throat patch, or gorget.

Comments & redos always welcome

Gus

Olympus E-3, Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD, @ 400 mm equiv.
AP: F/7.1, 1/320s, ISO 320, -0.30eV, CWA, sRGB, AWB

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely Gus.

I really like how the hummer is turned slightly toward you.

Good job on the wings as well.

A tad darker on hummer might be nice as well.

Dave

[Ben_Sadd]

Another nice one Gus. I really like the background, beautiful. It is a shame the light was not coming from directly behind you.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, You really do get some nice sharp details on your hummer images. I think you could go a tad darker as Dave suggests. I like how the wings look transparent. I have only had a couple of days with hummers and I look forward to more-they are so challenging.:)

[Peter Farrell]

I certainly envy your daily opportunities to shoot these birds.
Really nice detail and BG and I love the wings.
Peter

[Paul Guris]

Agreed on making it darker. All in all it's a great shot.

"A bit of Trivia: Anna's was named for Anna de belle, the beautiful Princess of Rivoli who lived in the !800's."

Does that mean that Rivoli's Hummingbird (now Magnificent Hummingbird) was named for the same person? If you don't know, I may have to try to track this one down. Interesting tidbit.

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Thank you for your kind words. Will get up earlier next time. Can't wait till they remove 10' high dead Night Blooming Cereus that Gina wants to see their last bloom first. Then I can follow it for 90 degrees CCW

Paul;

Yes, after her husband. Francois Massenas, the Duke of Rivoli was the inspiration for the name Rivoli's Hummingbird now called Magnificent Hummingbird. from "Hummingbirds of the American West by Lynn Hassler, $12.95.