Purple honeycreepers are small little things — not all that much bigger than a hummingbird. They are in the tanager family and live throughout the northern half of South America and into the Caribbean. I photographed this one in Trinidad. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.
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Purple honeycreepers are small little things — not all that much bigger than a hummingbird. They are in the tanager family and live throughout the northern half of South America and into the Caribbean. I photographed this one in Trinidad. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.
Such a pretty bird. It’s amazing how widely colors in nature range, from camouflage to the brilliance of this tiny creature.
I like this bird’s confidence. The color. The name. Clearly this is a bird that does not give one tiny splat of birdshit what you think about it.
Good one, Louis!
What a drop dead gorgeous bird! You snapped this photo at just the right moment, Sean. Very lovely.