Pretending To Be A Hummingbird, a photo from Nevada, West

Photographer's Note

The Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus, and the only species in the family to be found in the New World. The Verdin is a very small bird. At 4.5 inches in length, it rivals the Bushtit as one of the smallest passerines in North America. It is gray overall, and adults have a bright yellow head and rufous "shoulder patch" (the lesser coverts). Unlike the tits, it has a sharply pointed bill. Verdins are insectivorous, continuously foraging among the desert trees and scrubs. They are usually solitary except when they pair up to construct their conspicuous nests. Verdins occasionally try to obtain tidbits of dried sugar water from hummingbird feeders. (From Wikipedia) Taken at the Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, Nevada.

ikeharel, COSTANTINO, Sonata11, danos, jhm, ebingul, siamesa, Indrasish has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (146168) 2012-01-29 7:07

Hi Eleu,
Good focus on this bird, perfect sharpness and bg, nice colors too, well managed.

mesutilgim (0) 2012-01-29 8:20

Hello Eleu,
Nice capture of this verdin on waterplace !
Perfect timing and good sharpness.
I hope that more TE members shall enjoy it in coming hours.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

anokutan (15097) 2012-01-29 8:46

Hello Eleu,
An exquisite image.Timing super.Colors are great.

rychem (72187) 2012-01-29 9:45

What a beautiful shot of a beautiful bird, excellent work
regards
Ryszard

cornejo (61504) 2012-01-29 10:17

Hello Eleu, excellent picture of this lovely bird, very good pov and excellent sharpness, very good job, lovely and beautiful. Congratulations my friend. Good afternoon and happy week. Tfs.

Best regards.

Angel.

COSTANTINO (115407) 2012-01-29 10:26

Hello
sweet and delicate shot with the
little bird,very good pov and
excellent sharpness,your notes are
very useful,
have a nice new week
regards
Costantino

Sonata11 (34119) 2012-01-29 21:38

Hello Eleu,
Awesome !!! fantastic close up of hummingbird. Great composition of this cute a little fellow. I love it. An excellent work. Congratulation.
All the best,
Barbara

danos (110407) 2012-01-30 0:31

Hello Eleu,
nice the snapshot with the cute little bird to standing on the edge of the red nose bag,creating contrast in the scene.I like the quality of the shot as the excellent light and colour management.

Regards,Danos

jhm (211734) 2012-01-30 3:17

Hello Eleu,

A totally other image or your usual, but excellent taken these little bird.
Sharpness and clarity are extraordinarily.
Composition and presentation make this image attractive.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice week,
John

ebingul (1984) 2012-01-30 10:40

Hello Eleu,
Very nice shot of this beautiful bird with lovely natural colours and fine bokeh.Congratulations and best regards,
Emin

siamesa (28231) 2012-01-30 16:09

Boa noite Eleu

Lovely. Very nice bord and an excellent capture. Colors and sharpness are excellents.
Abra蔞s
maria

Silvio1953 (220443) 2012-01-31 23:19

Ciao Eleu, great capture of lovely bird in nice pose on a beayutiful blurry BG, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (112391) 2012-02-01 8:27

An overwhelming bird-profile, Eleu.
Grand moment taken, vivid colors and fine in all details.
Not like an airplane in airshow, this one can fly - but with no smoke from the tail...(joke).
Ike

Indrasish (2943) 2013-08-01 8:48

Dear Eleu,
Great shot here.. Like the composition with the antique pose of this bird.. Superb image quality and nice colors.. Very well done.. I love every birds..
Good night and wish you all the best..
warm regards,
Indrasish..