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Hummingbird on a branch. Doesn't this look like one of those Chinese watercolor paintings?
This photo of the American Robin (Turdus migratorius) was taken after sunset in a shady area. I had to use a tripod. No flash was used. Here are the settings used:
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/2 second
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 275 mm
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
As I was hiking, I saw a group of acorn woodpeckers flying around and climbing the trees.
I'm sorry the birds look so tiny in the photos. They were too high up for my camera to get. You can click the photo to view the full size.
One of them flew down just a bit. Slightly better photo. :D
Not too sure what bird this is due to the motion blur. :/ If you have a guess, please leave me a comment below.
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
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