Maureen Sullivan.
Hummingbirds Everywhere!
A male Anna's Hummingbird that was one of 8 or 10 hummers, madly flying about, right before sunset. Our backyard has been the territory of a very aggressive Allen's male for the last two years. In the last two weeks we have had an abundance of hummingbirds, leading me to believe that the aggressive male has gone to that big feeder in the sky.
The shutter speed was 1/250 with the lens wide open. I was releasing the day's butterflies and had the camera with me "just in case" The hummingbirds were somewhat unexpected. I'll be bring out a faster lens tomorrow :)
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Hummingbirds Everywhere!
A male Anna's Hummingbird that was one of 8 or 10 hummers, madly flying about, right before sunset. Our backyard has been the territory of a very aggressive Allen's male for the last two years. In the last two weeks we have had an abundance of hummingbirds, leading me to believe that the aggressive male has gone to that big feeder in the sky.
The shutter speed was 1/250 with the lens wide open. I was releasing the day's butterflies and had the camera with me "just in case" The hummingbirds were somewhat unexpected. I'll be bring out a faster lens tomorrow :)
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Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife