A Male Anna Hummingbird...
We bought a second hummingbird feeder, and set the other one up closer to the house, hoping to get more attention and more birds. We did see a pair posturing a bit, and since then there's been a male Anna's hummingbird hanging around, and letting me get pretty close. The color on his face is just amazing when he looks at you in the right way...
He didn't like the mirror at first, and spent some time trying to scare himself away. Sorry for the blur, but you can see how he's puffing his neck out...
Here's a good shot of him feeding...
Here he is sitting on the huckleberry bush as the snow is falling:
And finally, just about as close as I could get, maybe 4 feet? (Using a 70-200+doubler, so 400mm focal length.)
I cut about 150 frames down to 19, click here for a gallery of the 19.
posted by Stephen Hughes-Jelen at 1:31 PM
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These are great photos of the Anna. I enjoyed the larger shot of him in the bush in the gallery, as well. We've got a male and a female in our yard battling it out over our feeder. My husband is a photographer as well, although he does entirely stereo, and these guys don't sit still long enough and close enough for his gear. It's wonderful to look at your stuff.
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