Al Hansen
Well-known member
I spent some time right here yesterday morning just as the sun came up over the horizon. It is the time in which the black-chinned hummingbirds like to come over and take a bath.
I was using my Canon 7D with a 100-400mm L IS lens. This was my first time here so hopefully they will get used to me and allow me to creep in closer so I don't have to crop the pictures so much. I have to admit that it is totally enjoyable to be able to do this.
Al
Since our sun is heading north, I was sitting a bit to the right of where I took this shot. I wanted the light to be coming over my shoulder as much as possible.
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I must admit that it was pure luck to capture the sun gleaming off of his gorget! To see that purple shining so brilliantly is a treat.
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Here the male is lying down with the left side of his face in the water.
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This was just prior to him flying away to the mesquite tree to dry off and do some preening.
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Another male flew in for a bath. He seemed to be more comfortable with the slower moving water.
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Look at the water flowing over his beak. Must feel great!
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When you think of a hummingbird's life and the sequence of things that they go through in any given day, most of the time you must take a second's worth of time and then divide it. Things happen fast in their world. To be able to watch them but only for a split second do something like this (turning their head upside down to get the top of their head wet) is a treat. All of that white is under his chin/throat area which is now facing upward.
Al
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I was using my Canon 7D with a 100-400mm L IS lens. This was my first time here so hopefully they will get used to me and allow me to creep in closer so I don't have to crop the pictures so much. I have to admit that it is totally enjoyable to be able to do this.
Al
Since our sun is heading north, I was sitting a bit to the right of where I took this shot. I wanted the light to be coming over my shoulder as much as possible.
I must admit that it was pure luck to capture the sun gleaming off of his gorget! To see that purple shining so brilliantly is a treat.
Here the male is lying down with the left side of his face in the water.
This was just prior to him flying away to the mesquite tree to dry off and do some preening.
Another male flew in for a bath. He seemed to be more comfortable with the slower moving water.
Look at the water flowing over his beak. Must feel great!
When you think of a hummingbird's life and the sequence of things that they go through in any given day, most of the time you must take a second's worth of time and then divide it. Things happen fast in their world. To be able to watch them but only for a split second do something like this (turning their head upside down to get the top of their head wet) is a treat. All of that white is under his chin/throat area which is now facing upward.
Al
