Stripe-Throated Hermit Hummingbird Feeding at a Yellow Flower Spike

An action close-up photograph captures a stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) hummingbird hovering mid-flight to feed from a yellow tubular flower at Adolfo's Gardens in Boca Tapada. The small, dull-colored hummingbird is frozen in motion with its wings raised and its long, distinctly curved de-curved bill inserted directly into the yellow blossom spike. The high-speed sync multi-flash system crisply stops the wing motion, defining the bird's brownish-grey plumage against a vibrant, solid green out-of-focus background.