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Haven't posted too much to flickr lately. I've been shooting mostly black and white stuff that I want to print before I choose which ones to scan and manipulate.
I think square cropping worked well for this. I'm not happy with the distracting bokeh from the tree leaves in the background, however.
Only one visitor tonight.
Pentax K5, SMC Pentax-A* 100mm F2.8 macro, Pentax AF360FGZ camera mounted flash.
Tripod mounted about 4 feet away from feeder, at ISO 320, 1/160s & F22.
I didn't realize there would be hummingbirds visiting my parents' house or I would've brought a longer lens to try to capture them. As it was, I have just this one blurry handheld pic with an 85mm prime.
Immature male, Bluffton Ohio, January 07, 2008. You can see it's band on its right leg. Photo by Bob S.
We have had a lot of hummingbirds this year and they are so fun to watch. Usually there are about 4 or 5 but this year we can't even count them!
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are solitary. Adults of this species typically only come into contact for the purpose of mating, and both males and females of any age aggressively defend feeding locations within their territory. The aggressiveness becomes most pronounced in late summer to early fall as they fatten up for migration. This is important because, as part of their migration, they must fly across the Gulf of Mexico - a feat which long confounded scientists, as a 500-mile, non-stop flight over water would seemingly require a caloric energy that far exceeds an adult hummingbird's body weight of 3 grams. However, researchers discovered the tiny birds can nearly double their body mass in preparation for their Gulf crossing. The additional mass, stored as fat, provides enough energy for the birds to achieve this amazing flight.
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Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris). San Juan Cosala, Lake Chapala, Jocotepec, Jalisco, Mexico.