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treebeard
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p.1 #1 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


I am assuming this is an adult female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird as identified in my Sibleys Field Guide. 2 days ago I moved my feeders and mixed up a new concoction of sugar water and bingo!! In 4 hours my backyard was alive. I have had up to 5 hummingbirds at a time waiting in line. What's even more interesting is watching them fly around and then land on the tiniest of branch and then start buzzing around again. More images to come. It's not my best but considering I had to shoot at ISO 800 due to no sun (yes, it's raining again in NH!) I think it came out pretty good. Thanks for looking!


Aug 08, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Lil Judd
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p.1 #2 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


$ parts water to 1 part sugar - bring to a boil & cook for 2 minutes - chill & serve.

That's what I do almost on a daily basis now. We have tons of hummers - - just love them.

Congrats at your success. They'll soon get used to you & ignore the flash when you use it. Have fun

Lil



Aug 08, 2008 at 08:28 PM
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p.1 #3 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


Treebeard,

Nice i know they're hard to get. Keep at it. She looks a little soft though, and the feeder more in focus than the bird.

David



Aug 08, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Ed Robertson
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p.1 #4 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


Looks like a Rufus to me try 1 cup of sugar 3 cups of water for many mor hummers. Ed


Aug 08, 2008 at 08:39 PM
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p.1 #5 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


The whole image looks soft to me. It has been raining here for days so I had to set the camera to ISO 800 just to get 1/250th at 2.8! Hopefully it will stop raining soon so I can get some sunlight. What a noise these little guys make when they are squabbling over an area.


Aug 08, 2008 at 09:39 PM
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p.1 #6 · My first decent hummingbird shot!


Hope you get many more!

J



Aug 08, 2008 at 11:04 PM





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