{"id":15131,"date":"2022-02-23T06:38:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T11:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15131"},"modified":"2022-02-23T06:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T11:38:04","slug":"volcano-hummingbird-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15131","title":{"rendered":"Volcano Hummingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Volcano Hummingbird: Cerro Buenavista, Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica \u2014 I have seen Volcano Hummingbirds at lower elevations\u2026down to about 8000 feet, but I found this one in its \u201cnative\u201d habitat, above tree-line on the paramo of Cerro Buenavista at 11,400 feet, where there were quite a few around the parking area. I have to think they are pretty common at that elevation. The only other hummer that goes that high is the Fiery-throated, though the Fiery-throated is more common just below tree-line. The Volcano is a tiny hummingbird, half the size of a Fiery-throated, which is about the size of our Ruby-throated, and a quarter of the size of the Talamanca which it shares territory with in the Cloud Forests. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. For the second shot I had time to add some exposure compensation: +1\u2026but after post processing it did not seem to matter. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 160 and 125 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n

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