Another dumb hummingbird photo

[REP]

I take photos of things that either don't move (flowers) or things that move real fast (hummingbirds). Today a hummingbird showed up when I had the camera out and the light didn't super suck.

[denbot]

1. Nice

I need a better camera..

[Heidi]

2. This is a gorgeous photo!

Hi, REP!!!! :hug:

:spleen:

[REP]

3. Thank you!

:hug: right back atcha. Yup, it's all in the spleen and camera - I don't even need to be there :shrug:

[TZ]

4. A beautiful photo

You need to post more of these photos. The Lounge can never have enough hummingbird photos....:)

[REP]

10. I posted a 'thing that holds still' photo for you

[WillParkinson]

5. MINE!

I called it.

Beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing.

[femmocrat]

6. That's a beautiful shot!

I love how you got the sharp focus on the bird. I was expecting it to be a blur! :hi:

[mnhtnbb]

7. Wow! Great shot.

[WinkyDink]

8. Love it!

[catzies]

9. WOW. Great job on the photo!

:thumbsup:

[Roon]

11. Awesome photo

I guess we have three rufouses at the cabin this year,but there are so many ruby throats they don't even try to take over a feeder.

[REP]

12. We have Anna's hummingbirds here year 'round

They're not shy about telling me to refill the feeder or complain the fuchsias aren't blooming fast enough!

[Roon]

15. Awwww

Pretty birdie!

[TZ]

17. Out of curiosity, how do they tell you?

Enquiring minds want to know!

[REP]

20. Bird swearing

Actually, they fly up to me and hover about 5 inches from my nose and then they do the bird swearing; them go to the empty feeder and back to my face a few times.

[hyphenate]

13. That is quite cool!

I love how you got him with one wing almost appearing stopped, and the other is in motion so fast, all it is is a blur. Cool.





I take part of that back. Bith wings are in motion, obviously, but the right one seems to have been frozen in time. It's one of the scads of reasons I love photography--it has the ability to stop real life in the blink of an eye.

[blogslut]

14. Pretty!

So nice!

[Kat45]

16. Beautiful!

I wish we had hummingbirds around here.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. V ery cool!

[LaurenG]

19. That is a beautiful shot

I'm just sorry we can't rec in here.

[marzipanni]

21. Wow-that's greatl!

The way the tail is spread out to counter the effect of the wing action - fantastic photo.

P.S. I think your hummingbird feeder looks like the kind I've been searching for! I've had two that are pretty difficult to clean due to mold in all the nooks and crannies after a few warm days.
May I ask what brand it is?

[REP]

22. It's a Perky Pet I got at Orchard Supply Hardward

The body posture is a defensive one they take when feeding when other birds are around or they think they might be around (I learned this from hummingbird web sites!).

The feeder is a little one and is stuck in an orchid:



(all the plants in the photo are orchids)

[applegrove]

23. What a gorgeous shot. I would frame that.

[Curmudgeoness]

24. And I just wanted to know what a dumb hummingbird looked like.

That is an awesome picture.