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This was shot during the peak of hurricane Irene - we had no power, but the hummers kept us amused the whole time! Our feeders are sheltered with an overhang, and the rain didn't seem to slow the birds a bit!
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They seem to hit the feeders heavier during rainy weather as the flowers are likely not producing as much nectar. Dominant male and young immatures vying for this feeder spot this evening during the rain.
If it looks like this gal has some red on her underside. I think it is the reflection from the red flowers she was hovering over
I always liked using natural filter to get a nice blur in front of my subject. In this case, I placed myself behind branches to get this fog effect more visible in black and white.
This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird's (Archilochus colubris) flight muscles comprise ~25% of her body weight, allowing her to beat her wings between 60 and 80 times per second. During courtship displays, hummers' wing beats may even reach 200 per second!
This little male arrived at my back yard in mid May to stake out a territory for the summer. This past weekend he was nice enough to land on a twig were the light was just prefect to light up those beautiful neck feathers for the camera.
I had so much fun shooting hummingbirds last week I decided to give it another try. I didn't get as many shots this week but I did get a couple keepers.