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Hummingbird，are small, strictly New World birds, related to the swifts, and found chiefly in the mountains of South America. There are many types of hummingbird. I place only a few of them here and hope you like them.
Taking photos of hummingbird is a challenging task, because hummingbirds move so fast and most of time they are in forest, where lighting condition is not an ideal for high speed photographing. They are also sensitive to your movement especially your rapid movement. I found that they are actually fast enough to react to my camera's shutter sounds in some occasions. Many photos that I taken at 1/640 second are blur. I would say this is the most challenging work I have done, especially with my humble equipment. However, I managed to be able to take a few sharp photos with some tricks. :P
Documentation shots of male coming to feeder at private residence, photos taken in low light with fog,
Amherst, MA, Oct 20, 2012
Rufous hummingbird resting on a feeder in between drinks. His iridescent neck would change in color between red and green. Here it looks more orange/brown. Taken at Davis Mountains State Park in Fort Davis, TX on November 29, 2008.
More shots of the hummingbirds in our garden taken while I was working on fixing our decking this afternoon...
I typically upload in small sets - don't just look at the latest one in my photostream as you might be missing something you'll like more.... and your comments are ALWAYS welcome :)
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My hummingbird flower garden has finally paid off with two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds visiting several times every day. Very tricky to photo since they take only a few minutes to check which flowers have nectar since their last visit then they move on. I plan on extending the garden a bit for next year and with a good feeder perhaps their visits will last longer.
Common Name: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scientific Name: Archiloctus colubris
Location: Illinois
Month: September
Activity: Feeding
Food Source: Cardinal Flower
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
The coloring and tail feathers identify this as an adult female