{"id":17677,"date":"2023-07-26T07:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17677"},"modified":"2023-07-26T07:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:46:21","slug":"new-mexico-rufous-hummingbird-in-the-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17677","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico! Rufous Hummingbird in the shade."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rufous Hummingbird: Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, July 2023 \u2014 I went up to the Randall Davey Audubon Center in the foothills above Santa Fe to photograph birds around the gardens and feeders. The Audubon Center never disappoints. The feeders attract many of the birds of that elevation, and a good selection of New Mexico Hummingbirds. This is the season in New Mexico when Rufous often dominate the feeders and I found both adult male and immature birds guarding feeders. I tracked this one down to its perch in the deep shade of tall bush, right between two feeders. It was apparently trying to guard them both\u2026but then that is the Rufous for you. \ud83d\ude42 Note that in the subdued light of the interior of the bush, the gorget shows as much green as orange. OM Systems OM-1 at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 500 @ f6.3 @ 1\/640th. <\/p>\n

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