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On a summer day in California's San Joaquin Valley, a hummingbird flew into one of the trees in our back yard to take some respite from the double-digit temperatures. I walked outside and slowly moved closer to get a photo of these tiny beauties. It was panting and clearly was only interested in cooling off, not even looking towards me.
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ISO 400
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Backyard Beauty
Photographer: Warren Cooper
aretireddpo3 | Feb 14, 2018
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