rural life

[wildthing]

Some of my seasonal visitors
Emerald crested and ruby throated hummingbirds humm around my deck all the time...squabbling and squeaking......
These tiny little guys fly up from Mexico each Spring....quite a trip!

[wildthing]

[Bou]

Wildthing,

That is an amazing bird!!!
Wow, you have picture taking skills which I can only dream of!!!

FAN-TAS-TIC pictures!
Cheers,
Bou

[M0oN]

Beautiful bird Wildthing, out here in southern california we have them year 'round...find myself sitting outside and watching them quite a bit.

[Barb Newell]

Beautiful pics! Amazing photography skills.

Barb

[wildthing]

20 years experience...many as an poorly paid assistant ( grunt)....
CanonEOSD30, 400 mm image stabilised lens, 1/500@f5.6
photohop to resize and 'sharpen image'
careful cropping.....and way too much time on my hands on a sunny afternoon in a lounger
8)
" don;t let them fool you.......the camera ONLY lies" :lol

[Jeff]

Very nice David. I keep looking at the Canon 10D. Maybe by the end of the year.

Whew weeee... Those photos are gorgeous! Nice job David. I LOVE those hummingbirds. We certainly do get a few this way in New York (every so often). Very nice photography skills you have. **angie**

[gary1218]

Hey David...............how much for a breeding pair of those ;D

GARY

[wildthing]

I sold all the breeders to Al
;D ;D ;D

[KD]

Beautiful Hummingbird Pictures!!! My sister has a bunch of feeders and when I visit I love watching them they can be very comical. We are from New York too- Fry Girl - what part of NY are you from?

[gary1218]

David..........LMAO ;D

GARY

[Mr. Limpet]

David, very nice pictures.
We have had a pair of hummingbirds in our Bottlebrush tree in the backyard for several years. Ever see a 300 pound man backed down by a 1 ounce hummingbird protecting it's nest. It is right next to our vegetable garden and I have had him/her charge me and stop about 6 inches from my face. Needless to say, I moved back. They also have an amazing courting practice where the male (I assume), swoops down back and forth in a 6 foot arc several times and then elevates straight up about fifty feet before swooping down past the female. His body whistles loudly as he passes by from how fast he is going. It is quite impressive. The coloring is also fantastic when the light hits it just right. Amazing creatures. Thaks for the pics. Paul.

[wildthing]

even at night there are amazing creatures... a Lunar moth.....so beautiful.....

[fshngal]

David,

The pictures are so beautiful.

Mary