Velvet-Purple Coronets, Mashpi Cloud Forest, Ecuador
I usually don’t like to post photos that show the hand of man, but every now and again I make an exception. Thus is the case today with these two yin and yang hummingbirds. They are both velvet-purple coronets and they were hanging around a feeder near our cloud forest lodge in Ecuador, along with several other species of hummingbird.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 350mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash