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Morning Eye Candy: Still

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 25 2013, by Matt Newman

Per Pat Gonzalez, our local shutterbug and Visitor Services Attendant:

“For the first time since I began photographing wildlife at the NYBG in 2008, I was able to get clear, close-up shots of one of the hardest fine-feathered friends to shoot. Say hello to a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird.”

Ruby-throated Humming Bird

Ruby-throated Humming Bird (Archilochus colubris) — Photo by Pat Gonzalez

Comments

Barbara Reiner said:

Naturecam….congrats on this superb photo…you must be thrilled….

Sido said:

What a wonderful shot! I love hummingbirds. I wonder though. I think the female hummingbirds have longer beaks. It could be an immature male.

Susan Engstrom said:

Dear Ms. Gonzalez,

Is it possible to get your autograph for the pictures you have in Michelle Belanger’s book?

Susan Engstrom

Patricia Gonzalez said:

Her head was turned at an angle which is why her beak looks shorter. Still a cutie, though!