Hummingbirds
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The red hues of the Crocosmia almost dominate the tiny female Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by my husband, Howard Marsh, with the 500mm on the new sturdy—but lightweight—Manfrotto monopod with gimbal device.
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Another one of this fantastic male... it's great that hummingbirds are so tame, because they really are marvelous birds.
Shot with my KODAK EKTAPRO PROJECTION FF LENS 85MM F2.8. A lens without an moving aperture, the focus is achieved by shifting the tubes that are mounted inside each other.
Absolutely manual, projection lens. So forgive the slight blurriness 😉
By the way, did you fellows know that a hummingbird weighs as much as a quarter? Do you think a hummingbird also weighs the same as two dimes and a nickel? But then she asked a question of her own: How do they weigh a hummingbird?
Calvin Trillin
First of the year observation of the Black-chinned Hummingbird at our feeder in the Boise Highlands, Idaho.
This broad-tailed hummingbird (whoohoo - lifer!) danced among the fairy dusters for quite some time. Usually hummingbirds enjoy more conical flowers but these fairy dusters definitely hold appeal. Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix
Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge, San Jose, California
小傢伙長得好快，已經把小窩窩擠得滿滿的，有時還會在一起玩耍，非常快樂。大概再過兩天就要獨立自主、各奔前程了！
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I'm simply fascinated watching hummingbirds with their fast action, aerobatics, and hovering skills. This exposure at 1/250th of a second and the wings are just a blur. Imagine the twitch muscles that must be involved. If you zoom in, you can see the head is steady and sharp, but the body is and wings are a blur to keep that hover steady. It's easy to understand why they're called "humming" birds - the wing action is so fast, they literally hum through the air. Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
This species is not as dominant as the Black-chinned and Broad-billed in Southeast Arizona, but they are not terribly hard to find. This single bird was drawing nectar from a feeder that several broad-tails were using. I noticed that it would perch for a second or two on a particular twig, so I aimed and waited. A single shot in a burst was a keeper.
The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest of Washington's hummingbirds, and in fact, is the smallest bird that breeds north of Mexico. Body coloring is green above and buff-gray below. The short, square tail is green at the base, with a black band in males. In females, the black band is tipped with white.
See also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk-moth
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Photographed at my home. I have seen rufous hummingbirds off and on for several weeks this spring, mostly males, or perhaps the same bird repeatedly. He is perched in my maple tree near a feeder. Most of the time if one lands in this tree they almost disappear in the leaves so I was lucky with this one to get a clear view. IMG_7433
The Sword-billed Hummingbird is a species from South America and has the longest bill of any Trochilidae species, I almost forgot to press the shutter on the camera when I first saw it.. Usually found in forests at high elevations, I believe this one to be a female.
There are lots of colourful flowers in the garden but she really likes the small orange flowers on the bean plants.
Hummingbird photo in my back yard. I'm not sure if I have all of the hummingbirds in the 6 photos that I uploaded correctly identified. If not, let me know. IMG_2620
Hemaris thysbe, the hummingbird clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Coloration varies between individuals, but typically the moth is olive green and burgundy on its back, and white or yellow and burgundy on the underside. Its wings are transparent with a reddish-brown border
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