Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
ORDER: Apodiformes
FAMILY: Trochilidae
Description
A hummingbird of high western mountains, breeding in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. The male's wings produce a distinctive metallic trill in flight, and his rose-magenta throat flares in the thin mountain air above wildflower meadows.
Location
Davis Mountains Reserve, Jeff Davis County, Texas
Habitat
mountain meadows and woodland
Season
summer in the West Texas mountains
Size
~4 in / 10 cm
Diet
nectar and small insects
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Found this little gem while visiting a friend's property in the Davis Mountains Reserve. They have plenty of feeders for the hummingbirds and other feathered friends to enjoy feeding and resting high in the mountains.
Nikon Z9
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400mm
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f/6.3
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1/2000
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ISO 800
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