Ruby-throated hummingbirds

David TaylorDavid Taylor Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
edited July 11, 2006 in Wildlife
This is a sample of some of the males (it might be only one male given that they are quite territorial) that visit our feeder everyday. Surprisingly, the females are a lot more wary of me and the camera than these greedy guys are. Consequently, they are more difficult to photograph.

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A few more can be found here.
David

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Nice series of hummers David. Thanks for sharing them with us.

    Welcome to Dgrin. Look forward to seeing more of your work. thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    welcome and #3 is my pick
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    The third shot ylsuper.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    David Taylor wrote:
    This is a sample of some of the males (it might be only one male given that they are quite territorial) that visit our feeder everyday. Surprisingly, the females are a lot more wary of me and the camera than these greedy guys are. Consequently, they are more difficult to photograph.
    A few more can be found here.

    Hi David :D got to see my first ever for REAL Hummingbirds in May on our way to Bryce........ those tiny birds are just amazing and fast.....boy fast is not quite the word is it rolleyes1.gif one second they are there, next second they are gone.

    I was taken back not only by their Tiny size and frame, but by their brilliant colours too....... the feeders were up too high for me and alas my attempts at photographing them sucked big time ne_nau.gif but I still went away happy because I had actually been able to see them with my own two eyes for the first time in my life clap.gifclap.gif thanks for sharing you beautiful Hummingbird shots......... Skippy (Australia)
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  • David TaylorDavid Taylor Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Thanks for looking everyone.

    Skippy, plenty of my other shots sucked! I think for every shot that was in-focus or completely framed I took about another 20 or so that were crappy. Saved by digital!

    Hopefully they will be around for a while longer yet so I can improve on these.
    David

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