THE PILGRIM
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A few years ago I saw a Pelican down at Bosque del Apache. It acted like if knew it was lost, like this don't look like Corpus. I did not shoot it, didn't have a lens long enough.
This west coast Rufous Hummingbird is NOT supposed to be in Georgia, and I shot it!
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Me too! I was thinking "now why in the world would anyone shoot one of those pretty little buggers?!?"Cool photo. Yours too jimmib. Wish I were good at photography like that...
DWFAN
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SebagoSon, Drew in Maine actually has them come in his house. I know he has some film on it. I'll see if I can get him here.
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Rufous?! What the heck kind of name is that for a hummingbird?
Seriously tho'
Great shot Tom, good luck with the next ones.
Seriously tho'
Great shot Tom, good luck with the next ones.
The white pelicans only just showed up here in the Aransas area.
Hummers were here up to just a few weeks ago. A bit late this year. Mourning and Inca dove are still here on Mustang. Birders are real busy lately.
shouldazagged
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Lovely little bird, beautifully photographed.
Behind my apartment complex we have a long row of big crepe myrtles that bloom in four different colors. Around the end of July they peak, and we get lots of hummers. I put three feeders where I can watch them from my living room. Fascinating little creatures.
Behind my apartment complex we have a long row of big crepe myrtles that bloom in four different colors. Around the end of July they peak, and we get lots of hummers. I put three feeders where I can watch them from my living room. Fascinating little creatures.
Cooter Brown
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Another fine bird pic, Tom! Great resolution for a crop--APS-C or full size sensor?
Keep your eyes open--this is an irruptive year for snowy owls--they've been seen as far south as Arkansas so far.
That'd be another great capture for Georgia--and about as different in size from the little hummingbird as you can get!
Keep your eyes open--this is an irruptive year for snowy owls--they've been seen as far south as Arkansas so far.
That'd be another great capture for Georgia--and about as different in size from the little hummingbird as you can get!
BigBill
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I have plenty of hummingbirds in the northeast even the miniature ones that look like big humble bees with antennas. But the PO of my new place fed them for many decades before me. I had them coming to a broken feeder when we first moved in. I put up the feeder and they been here for the homemade juice ever since. It's awesome bird watching while eating breakfast, lunch and supper.
Sebago Son
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Hummer In The House!
Every spring around the 15th of May there is a large Male Ruby Throated that flies into my kitchen and announces his presence... This year I was ready for him.
You think they are tough to shoot when they are sitting still? Try it when they are on the wing!
http://s547.photobucket.com/user/Se...rt=3&o=0&_suid=138862786885105098547260418291
Drew
Every spring around the 15th of May there is a large Male Ruby Throated that flies into my kitchen and announces his presence... This year I was ready for him.
You think they are tough to shoot when they are sitting still? Try it when they are on the wing!
http://s547.photobucket.com/user/Se...rt=3&o=0&_suid=138862786885105098547260418291
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reerc
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Great shot!
Sebago Son
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Most mornings in July and early August, this is the sight I am greeted by over breakfast.
Dogfight_zpsda8bb60f.mp4 Video by SebagoSon | Photobucket
Dogfight_zpsda8bb60f.mp4 Video by SebagoSon | Photobucket
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tom turner
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Hi,
You might want to put one feeder back up and keep fresh liquid in it during the winter. I've been doing research and Georgians have recorded about 16 species of hummingbirds through the years, and almost all of them except our ruby-throats are the rare winter migrants.
The record for Rufous verified in Georgia was 44 set a couple of years ago, IIRC, and it seems that more and more are being seen throughout the eastern side of the country . . . thanks to more people leaving feeders up with fresh food through the winter!
Researchers think the increase is simply that now birds that fly in the wrong directions get food and no longer die, and thus establish new migration routes they repeat each season!!! Thus, over time, the hardier western hummingbirds may well be seen throughout our part of the nation!
I read just today that TWO Rufous hummingbirds have been spotted in Pennsylvania this week, and the banding organization for Georgia was in Athens today trying to net and band at two reported sites!
All the best, Tom
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tom turner
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I've put a lot of my stuff on my facebook site. I'm listed there as tom turner. Facebook identifies me as tom.turner.92
Here's a photo I just took today that's on my facebook page, of a male Baltimore Oriole that, like the Rufous, is NOT supposed to be in central Georgia right now . . . but migrated to Central America for the winter! It is at the same location as the Rufous . . .
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tom turner
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Every spring around the 15th of May there is a large Male Ruby Throated that flies into my kitchen and announces his presence... This year I was ready for him.
You think they are tough to shoot when they are sitting still? Try it when they are on the wing!
HummerintheHouse_zpsa022212f.mp4 Video by SebagoSon | Photobucket
Drew
Drew, you don't need a Canon for that one, a 12 gauge SLUG gun will do just fine! LOL
Seriously though, I LOVE that shot!
Sebago Son
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Tom,
Canon... Cute!
If you noticed the calender on the wall, you see that Hummingbirds are very special to me..
Drew
I'll bet he flies in each spring to see if you have his picture up!
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tom turner
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Man, I'd LOVE IT if the irruption of snowy owls extends this far down. Last year's irruption of Pine Siskins . . . not so much fun. Man those quarrelsome, plentiful, ugly suckers can eat!
Thanks for the kind words. My camera body is a Canon "crop sensor" (APS-C). Most folks that shoot birds use crop body sensor cameras because they give the shooter a much greater effective lens length that really helps.
In this instance, my 1.6 crop ratio sensor camera body turns my 400mm lens into a 620mm lens (400mm x 1.6 = 620mm).
That is a great photo. I'm glad you didn't really "shoot" the bird. When I saw the title of this thread I thought, "uh-oh, This guy's gonna catch hell now. Glad I read it wrong.
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tom turner
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I thought you were trying to skin it.!I heard they taste like chicken!
I'm in Dublin. Several have been sighted this year in locations in north Georgia too! They are extremely rare to see, but I'm reading that more and more are surviving and returning each year . . . thanks to more people around the country leaving at least one feeder up and active with fresh food during the winter months.
Georgia Hummers.org was in the Athens area today, netting and banding Rufous Hummingbirds at two reported locations I believe. They also have a facebook page if you do facebook, called simply "georgia hummers" if you'd like to see where they are finding these little birds.
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