Giant Hummingbird

Giant Hummingbird flying by so fast that it is only a blur against the vegetation in the background.
Giant Hummingbird, Reservea Chakana Antisana, Ecuador, June 21, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-8000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas). Unfortunately, this blurry mess is the best shot I got of this guy as he rocketed by. My camera settings were for a stationary bird thus the shutter speed was too slow to catch a decent picture of it as he flew by at Mach 5 (or there about). We only saw one other of this species on the visit to Ecuador and it too shot too fast to get the camera on it.