Male Costa's Hummingbird

zakslm — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:46:22 GMT

Following on the "worst camo ever" discussion and @mdphotography 's cardinal picture , the male of this species of hummingbird (Costa's Hummingbird) are quite a bit more colorful than females.

This little guy seems quite proud of his purple plumage and mustache and loves to show off. His ladyfriends are a bit more shy and quite a bit less colorful!

Canon EOS 90D, EF-S55-250 IS II, f/6.3, 1/1000th sec, ISO 1000, 580EX Speedlite for fill

Re: Male Costa's Hummingbird

zakslm — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:59:03 GMT

Lovebirds?

As mentioned. The male (I’ve named him Seymour) is a bit of a ham and seems to enjoy sitting for “portraits”. His ladybird friend (Sookie) is more elusive. I was talking a portrait shot of Seymour (again) and Sookie flew over for a second and got Seymour’s attention. My settings were not ideal but I got lucky and got both birds in frame when Sookie flew about an inch away from Seymour and he turned his head up towards her before they both flew off.

The background is bland, and I wish I was at a faster shutter speed, but getting both birds interacting was exciting for me!

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Male Costa's Hummingbird

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