Hummer in Flight

Hummingbird [Calypte anna] hovering near a feeder
She just hovered there for a while. I think she was as interested in checking me out as I was interested in her. She did not seem scared. (It probably did not hurt that there were about 20 other hummingbirds around and I had not eaten any of them yet.) She sat and ate casually after she was done looking at me. I'm glad she stopped though, it made for a much nicer shot.
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| Doree Loesch | April 1, 2008 4:06 pm |
| Hummingbirds | |
| Hi Bill Heller, I wanted to know what type of camera do you use to take your bird pixs? They are beautiful. I live in San Ramon California and have lots of hummingbirds and some beautiful pixs I took with the Digital Cannon EOS 30D and have some great luck with hummingbirds in flight & hawks. I'm not sure which hummingbirds I'm getting. I thought I snapped a Ruby Throat he was so far away not sure. Now I keep missing the Oriele. I wondered what would attrack them to stay still for a little while so I can catch a good photo? I've only seen one in my yard a few times a week. Thanks for your wonderful photo's really enjoyed them. |
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| Bill Heller | April 1, 2008 11:49 pm |
| RE: Hummingbirds | |
| Hi Doree! Thank you! I have three cameras I use most of the time. A Canon AE-1, Canon EOS 20D and a Mamiya RB67. This beautiful hummer was taken with the AE-1 on Fuji Velvia film. We have lots of Anna's humming birds here in California. They are a bit hard to tell apart from the Ruby throats. This one is a girl, the adult boys have a beautiful magenta head when they turn the right way like this guy. (Incidentally, he was taken with my 20D.) Hummers are VERY territorial. There is usually only one male in a square mile area. I assume Orioles are similar, they seem like they can be quite aggressive. You can overcome the hummers' attitudes if you make your yard completely irresistible. We have one big feeder and two little ones as well as an absolute jungle of flowers in a small back yard. We still have fights from time to time but I've seen as many as three male Anna's at a time. We used to live in the Palm Springs area, thats where this shot was taken, they are a lot less territorial there just because of the sheer heat and lack of food. There were as many as ten hummers around the feeders at times. There are nectar feeders for Orioles too so I'm betting you can coax them closer with similar tactics. I'd love to see your pictures. Do you have a site? Thanks for your kind feedback! -Bill |
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