Saw a late Hummingbird, so I shot him

[LVSteve]

I just got done photographing my funky .32 (see thread in Other Firearms forum) when an Anna's Hummingbird came to the feeder where I was stood. This shot was cropped and downsized for the board from a 5x zoom 12MP point and shoot. Just shows that mega lenses and money can be trumped by blind luck.

 

[pawngal]

Great picture!

 

[Golphin]

Nice shot.

 

[RudyN]

That is a great shot of the hummingbird. I have tried a couple of times at my feeder, but have not been able to get a decent photo. You did very well.

 

[billwill]

Where do you think they put their toboggan and gloves while they eat? Great shot

 

[LMWIS]

I had a hummingbird that would drop by every morning to visit the blooms on a bush outside the front door of the place we were staying in Arizona.

After he finished, he would land in a nearby tree and sing.

Apparently hummingbirds should keep humming, because they are the drunken karaoke warriors of the avian world. As melodic as a hyperactive child with a ukulele!

 

[RedNeck Jim]

Well done, sir.

We have a hummingbird festival here in north Mississippi each year, at the Audubon Center. Many folks don't know these birds fatten up each September & head down to the coast, where they fly nonstop 500 miles across the gulf to Mexico. Amazing animals.

 

[Smithpride]

Our hummers have been gone since late September. Lucky you to still have them in December.

 

[Mcwsky09]

What f stop did you use to bag that one?

Just curious, not trying to start a debate on which f stop has the most light gathering power.

 

[ACP230]

What a picture!

I try to take some bird pics at the feeder in
the tree in front of the house.
Some are OK and some are "Delete Now!"
I think I need a camera with a telephoto lens.

 

[LVSteve]

What f stop did you use to bag that one?

Just curious, not trying to start a debate on which f stop has the most light gathering power.

Details:

Fuji Finepix F100fd
ISO 200
WB Auto
Exposure Auto AE, no compensation
Aperture F4.9
Shutter Speed 1/750

That should cover it.

 

[schgsd]

Well done, sir.

We have a hummingbird festival here in north Mississippi each year, at the Audubon Center. Many folks don't know these birds fatten up each September & head down to the coast, where they fly nonstop 500 miles across the gulf to Mexico. Amazing animals.

And return each spring to the same area. I watched one this year I think a week after Labor day come off the feeder and just about hit the ground it was so fat. I like to think I saw it top off the tank and head on out for the trip this year.

 

[Kinman]

I enjoyed your picture, we have a feeder hanging outside the window at the rifle range and are constantly entertained by their antics, I believe we have ruby throated hummingbirds. Out of curiosity and hoping not to sound really stupid...our hummers leave in late summer as the blooms fade, I've known that they migrate to Southern climes and was wondering if you have them with you all year or if only in the Winter months...I suppose I could have gotten that information off Google or whoever but asked here instead.
We were told years ago to pull the feeders down in late summer so as to encourage them to head off, but then were told by someone smarter that the birds have been migrating on their own for tens of thousands of years and don't pay any attention to the feeders...EXCEPT in the case of late fliers that were delayed for any number of reasons, like a later than normal season with hatches occuring late, which in that case your feeders left out may be a great feeding source for hungry birds getting a late start.

 

[shouldazagged]

Terrific picture, "luck" or not. You generally do nice camera work, so I don't think luck is the sole explanation here.

 

[LVSteve]

I enjoyed your picture, we have a feeder hanging outside the window at the rifle range and are constantly entertained by their antics, I believe we have ruby throated hummingbirds. Out of curiosity and hoping not to sound really stupid...our hummers leave in late summer as the blooms fade, I've known that they migrate to Southern climes and was wondering if you have them with you all year or if only in the Winter months...I suppose I could have gotten that information off Google or whoever but asked here instead.
We were told years ago to pull the feeders down in late summer so as to encourage them to head off, but then were told by someone smarter that the birds have been migrating on their own for tens of thousands of years and don't pay any attention to the feeders...EXCEPT in the case of late fliers that were delayed for any number of reasons, like a later than normal season with hatches occuring late, which in that case your feeders left out may be a great feeding source for hungry birds getting a late start.

They will stay all year here in Vegas. I have three theories as to why.

First, the winters are rarely very harsh for very long. We rarely get more than 7-8 freeze warnings spread a season.

Second, there are quite a lot of winter flowering plants here, although if it is enough to maintain them alone I cannot say.

Third, people like me keep feeders up all year. We may be changing their behaviour, and whether this is a good thing I'll leave to the experts.