You guys must be getting hummered out, but I am sort of just getting started for the year. I have almost predominantly Anna's around here, but have noticed two or three times in a season a stray Rufous making a pit stop for part of a day then gone. I have always been unprepared, no camera, wrong lens or something. This time I still had the wrong lens, but managed to get one shot. I was shooting with my Sigma 150mm macro plus TC, so not the fastest AF, missed several shots because of that. I know not too exciting a pose, but it IS a Rufous afterall. They seem to be a much bolder bird in attitude than even the Anna's, so with the right equipment potentially a bit easier to get than Anna's? Haven't gotten what I consider to be the money shots with a mature male yet, but I've included a few other Anna shots too. All taken with Nikon D300s, 70-300VR, natural light or augmented with single SB-800 flash.
Lora,
Very nicely done. Liked them all. By the way, I never tire of hummers. That is NEVER! We live pretty close to the Mexican border and at 4600 feet of elevation. Our adult male rufous came on July 18th this year and were gone before August 10th.
Al
Well I think you are a 'natural' Lora Considering the lens/TC used, you were spot on and got some fantastic shots IMO. I really am liking #2, wing blur, sharp body and good color on a cool BG
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I hope you get many more opportunities, congrats on your firsts!
Karl
I don't think there is such a thing as hummered out Lora, at least not when they are this good! Congrats on the Rufous All are such beautiful shots, you have really mastered the art Lora!
They seem to be a much bolder bird in attitude than even the Anna's, so with the right equipment potentially a bit easier to get than Anna's? Haven't gotten what I consider to be the money shots with a mature male yet, but I've included a few other Anna shots too. All taken with Nikon D300s, 70-300VR, natural light or augmented with single SB-800 flash.
All are such beautiful shots, you have really mastered the art Lora!