Purple-throated Woodstar, Ecuador

Purple-throated Woodstar

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Purple-throated Woodstar
Tandayapa, Ecuador   –   August 6, 2006
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS-1D Mark II   *   EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM +2x   *   ISO 160   *   1/250 sec @ f/16

One of the smallest hummingbirds in the world, this woodstar hovers like a bumblebee.

Photo ID: 20060806-12