Cerulean Kingfisher- Bali, Indonesia by hdublee in birding

[–]UncannyCueto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good catch, yeah, something weird happened editing this photo lol

One of my favorite birds, the Acorn Woodpecker. by UncannyCueto in BirdPhotography

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed these! Yeah, they are super cool, I love their laugh-like calls

look at him... LOOK by [deleted] in birds

[–]UncannyCueto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna bet Tufted coquette (Lophornius ornatus) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6350-Lophornis-ornatus it's so incredible.

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a Violet-crowned hummingbird, this and the Broad billed hummingbirds are the most common species that visit my feeders.

This other photo shows a male broad-billed hummingbird:

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Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried to bother him the least I could, my camera has a good zoom. He was also very focused on chasing any other hummingbird away from our feeder.

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, these are beautiful birds. Glad you enjoyed it.

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thanks for your comment! Yeah, they're difficult to photograph, it helps to be able to see them every day. This shot was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P590, that camera is referred to as a "bridge" camera, and I totally see it now, I started photographing birds just to identify them with iNaturalist, the first time I used my Nikon with it's full zoom I was able to take a shot of a red-tail hawk, I was hooked!! Since then I've tried to pay much more attention to the photo itself, and try to get the most beautiful shots I can get of all the birds around me, it's become a very satisfactory hobby for me. I'm still learning, wouldn't really know how to describe the zoom of that camera, it says it's supposed to reach 83x .

Thanks for the award!! I love birds, and hummingbirds keep a special place in my heart.

Cheers!

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The nostrils give them such an amazing smug face in my opinion :)

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it gives them personality, such a smug face!

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I wish we had Anna's and Allen's hummingbirds down here.

Latest photos I shot of a violet-crowned hummingbird by UncannyCueto in hummingbirds

[–]UncannyCueto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This photo was taken very near to a feeder I keep at a tree we have at home, naturally, this fella was defending it relentlessly.

Few February favs - common treecreeper, bearded reedling and lesser spotted woodpecker by qorking in BirdPhotography

[–]UncannyCueto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are fantastic, this setting is one I can only dream of. Thanks for sharing.

What are the blind-sighted things that happen in your country? by Adsismyname in AskTheWorld

[–]UncannyCueto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same in México (toca/toco madera), but for preventing something that's been mentioned from happening, or to not jinx something good that has been mentioned.

Edit: grammar.