Hummer Enjoys Catnip
Here's a male, broad-teil hummingbird, flashing his ruby gorget, as he enjoys some catnip at Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado. There's a currant bush behind him, where I've been shooting catbirds, robins, house finch and goldfinch, as they feast on the ripe berries.
I spend hours sitting here, always listening for the telltale sound of a male broad-tail flying by. Some days< i'll hear that sound and not even see the hummer. Other times, I see it flash by and maybe dive bomb me once or twice as it goes about its business. On my lucky days, like this morning, it'll stop and feed on thistle or catnip, or whatever is in bloom. Today, he did it a couple of times. He was only there a few seconds, but I've gotten good at locking him into focus quickly.
I have a button on my camera that I can push to raise the frames per second to 120-fps. I seldom use it, but when a hummingbird comes by, I push the button, so that I get to choose the best pose from many possible.
Hummer Enjoys Catnip
Here's a male, broad-teil hummingbird, flashing his ruby gorget, as he enjoys some catnip at Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado. There's a currant bush behind him, where I've been shooting catbirds, robins, house finch and goldfinch, as they feast on the ripe berries.
I spend hours sitting here, always listening for the telltale sound of a male broad-tail flying by. Some days< i'll hear that sound and not even see the hummer. Other times, I see it flash by and maybe dive bomb me once or twice as it goes about its business. On my lucky days, like this morning, it'll stop and feed on thistle or catnip, or whatever is in bloom. Today, he did it a couple of times. He was only there a few seconds, but I've gotten good at locking him into focus quickly.
I have a button on my camera that I can push to raise the frames per second to 120-fps. I seldom use it, but when a hummingbird comes by, I push the button, so that I get to choose the best pose from many possible.