Rufous Hummingbird, male. Guarding the territory against all others. He's aggressive and a bully to the nth degree. He doesn't play well with others. Canon 5Dmk3, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, f/5.6, 1/500s, ISO 1250, lens focal length 400mm. This species of hummingbird is only temporarily in the Rockies. He and his ilk are on the southern leg of their yearly migration.
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Anyone who knows their birds knows Hummers and Sunbirds, despite their minuscule proportions, are very feisty and chase off any threat no matter how big or small. they are bad ass. Lovely image well framed with environment in the BG and some wing action.
Pretty image, but seems to me to be a shoe-horn for the challenge. Without the title I would not look at this photograph and think "Bad." Just my two cents.
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