a bird flying in the air with its wings spread

Photograph of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird, silhouetted in front of a setting sun. Sunlight shows iridescent colors in the wings. I stumbled upon this phenomena around 2014 and began calling this type of hummingbird photography "Rainbow Hummers".

Huntsville, AL, USA

Published on October 2, 2023 (UTC)Canon, EOS 70D

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