Rodentman
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Finally, a hummingboidNot a prize winning photo, but I finally got a hummingboid at the feeder...
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uncle aj
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Nice try Bob. You need some expensive equipment to get anything decent. :cry:
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Rodentman
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Well, the little Nikon Cookpix 4800 serves me well with its compact size and 8.3:1 zoom. It's light and I carry it everywhere. I realize its limitations, however.
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uncle aj
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| Rodentman wrote: | | Well, the little Nikon Cookpix 4800 serves me well with its compact size and 8.3:1 zoom. It's light and I carry it everywhere. I realize its limitations, however. |
It's a great little camera and ideal for carrying around. Some of the digital SLR lenses weigh 4 kilos!! Not very transportable. I have a 300mm 2.8 lens and after a while of trying to shoot birds in flight, my arms start to ache like hell. :cry:
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Rodentman
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We were in the back yard and saw the hummingbird fairly close up. He was not a ruby throat, I don't think, but had a small almost irridescent red spot on his throat. He flitted around the zinnias and the feeder, then made a beeline for my head! Had I not ducked I think he would have flown into me. I don't know why.
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Tools
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He was just moving in for his close-up... :lol:
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johnnyoxygen
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great shot of this tiny bird,bob cheers.
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unclesallie
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i love hummingbirds, and strangely enough, peregine falcons. i was talking on the phone to a friend of mine who lives in thailand about two months ago, and a hummingbird flew up to my storm door(strange!). my friend said hummingbirds are a good omen. i don't know if that's true or not, but i also love the owls in the woods near my house that call to one another at night. in fact, i might change my login name to 'Dancing Owl." 
best,
dan
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Lisa
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Sadly, I haven't had much luck this summer getting the hummingbirds to try out my feeder. I've seen a couple of the little guys in the yard, around the honeysuckle, but have never spotted one at the feeder. It's the same feeder I've used for years; a blown glass red bottle with stopper and feeding tube. I mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts filtered water. The only thing I can figure is that I'm not keeping the mixture replaced often enough and it goes bad. The feeder hangs in constant shade... should I have been replacing the sugar water every couple of days?
Anyway, the little guys will be heading south before long... maybe over the next month I can get them to the feeder. I did move it from the magnolia tree to the honeysuckle bush.
Any suggestions?
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uncle aj
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I'd say it's because the solution is not changed regularly. 
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unclesallie
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i've had humming birds show up at windows and doors lately! this never happened before, ever....
and the ones out West seem to love the mountains(out near Big Sur).
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Lion
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This past summer we have enjoyed Ruby Throated Hummingbirds at our feeders and twice I saw a Rufous Hummingbird in the back yard. I've heard you are suppose to change the sugar water every couple of days in the feeders to keep them coming back frequently!!!
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