Costa’s HummingBird
Calypte costae
The Costa’s Hummingbird is a desert southwest specialist. In the extreme heat of the summer it will look for cooler wooded habitats up-slope and nearby. Rarely these birds have been found as far north as British Columbia and Alaska.
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Feeding on Penstemon Spectabilis at the Vista Grande study site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:28 7:25 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD0945.CostasHummingBird.Female |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:45 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD7185.CostasHummingBird.Female |
| © 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:49 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD7190.CostasHummingBird.Female |
| © 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Along the Great Southern Overland Stage Route, at Agua Caliente County Park. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:03:26 9:35 |
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Location:
Anza-Borrego State Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: Cut_D3X2801-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 7:45 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2022-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 7:45 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2025-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Borrego Springs. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:11 10:16 |
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Location:
Visitor Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2763-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Along the Great Southern Overland Stage Route, at Agua Caliente County Park. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:03:26 9:35 |
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Location:
Anza-Borrego State Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X2801-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Along the Great Southern Overland Stage Route, at Agua Caliente County Park. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:03:26 9:48 |
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Location:
Anza-Borrego State Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X2824-CostasHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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