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Silhouette on a Twig

This shot was taken mid morning when just a bit of sun captured her as she turned to the right.

When this little female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird isn't at the feeder, she keeps a close eye on me from her perch, nearly hidden in a nearby spruce tree.

The perch is in the shadows. The more grainy shots were taken with a Panasonic FMZ 5. The shots with the soft focus and more DOF were taken with a Canon XTi 85-300mm zoom lens. Where you see the reflection in her eye, I was experimenting to see how the flash would affect the shot. Even though she was about 15 feet away, the built-in flash still brightened her up a bit.
COMMENTS
Emmabro said at 12:28 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
wow amazing shots :-) love them all but #1 and #8 are my faves...thanx or putting the info on too!!!
YorkJodi said at 12:31 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Awesome photos... love the one where you can see her iridescent colors,,,
Hollyridger said at 12:34 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
How lovely, Patty! I share your enthusiasm for humming birds...
Chaitiamma said at 12:41 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Excellent photos !!!
Lifequest22 said at 1:29 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
It's so rare to see the hummingbirds perching quietly and still. Super captures.
Swedfinn said at 1:42 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Congratulations!Excellent images! You have managed to get nice colors even in the background.: )
Memotions said at 1:53 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Thank you everyone. I could sit for hours and take photos of hummingbirds. They spend a lot of time resting on perches, but generally in a spot where they are hidden from view. Hope you all have a great day.
Tishfish said at 2:04 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
WOW ! ! Nice shot.
Debdog said at 2:30 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
patty,these are great...i love the soft ons with more dof and not too much flash in the eyes...great!!!!i know how they hard where it's darkest.....maybe oneday i will catch one!!!1
Debdog said at 2:33 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
i also love the one you can see her pretty colors fantastic..SOOOOOOOhappy to have my sister back!!!!!!!!
ConnieL said at 4:26 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
These tiny little birds are so fascinating! Patty, these are good pictures.
Loes said at 5:23 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Just beautiful!!!
EMA said at 5:28 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Awesome photos of the little bird. I've always seen photos of it flying, never steady!
Memotions said at 6:24 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Thank you everyone. It pleases me that you are enjoying my favourite pastime with me!
YonderCreature said at 7:56 p.m. on Aug 12, 2008:
Wow...how truly precious! Hard enough to catch a glimpse of a humming bird, but you managed to capture it resting and in hiding! Marvellous work!
21-gramm said at 12:02 a.m. on Aug 13, 2008:
Patty, GREAT!! Beautiful way to tell about lonely part of life!!
Candlepower said at 1:56 p.m. on Aug 14, 2008:
Good one not easy to catch these little guys sitting still!
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