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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
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Been reviewing the latest evolutionary DNA cladogram study for birds. With the advance of time, the study is considerably less crude than the original Sibley-Ahlquist study. One of the fascinating lumpings are hummingbirds evolving with/from swifts and ready for this?....Nightars..... Looking at this hummer's wing - it seems obviously related to swifts. And watching swifts and nighthawks on the wing.... kinda makes sense. The hummer catches bugs like a nighthawk - using its' mouth as a funnel...
A good review of recent studies is here
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Focal length: 500 mm
fStop: 4
ISO: 800
Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec.
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Morgan Hill, CA - Coyote Valley
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Jan 29, 2010
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