Nature Blows My Mind! Macro photographs of brilliant hummingbirds
Kimberley Mok (@kimberleymok)
Science / Natural Sciences
July 17, 2014
© Chris Morgan
Hummingbirds are one of nature's many wonders, with their freaky flying abilities and jewel-like colours. They are difficult to photograph close up, but on a recent trip to Bosque De Paz, a 3,000 acre private biological reserve in Costa Rica, photographer Chris Morgan was able to accomplish this feat of superhuman patience, snapping macro shots of a tiny Green Crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) hummingbird.
Morgan says:
The hummingbirds were so tempting to photograph to the point of madness! Eventually with patience you get quite close, and I love seeing the details of these little guys.
Here's Morgan's shot of a Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus), shot in the rain:
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