Broadbilled Hummingbird, Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, AZ

On our last morning in Tucson, before our drive to Santa Fe, we spent a few hours in Madera Canyon, mostly sitting and watching the feeders at the Santa Rita Lodge. We did hike up to the Trogon nest on the Old Baldy trail, but we knew they had fledged the evening before, and, indeed, mom and pop apparently moved the chick up-canyon during the night. Still, there is always plenty of action at the Santa Rita Lodge. Besides the hummers, like this Broadbilled at the feeder, there is a pair of Hepatic Tanagers in the area and coming to the seed feeders.

I prefer my hummingbirds on natural perches, but this is just such a detailed and beautiful shot that I can not resist posting it. Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent field of view. 1/500th @ ISO 320 @ f6.5. Processed and cropped for composition in Lightroom.