I set the camera up on a tripod about 6' away from the feeder. The camera was set on Trap Focus where anytime a Hummer flew into the focus plane of the camera, it automatically snapped the picture. That way I could back away far enough from the camera where the birds were not distracted. We had several feeders in our backyard, and at time I counted as many 10 to 15 Rufus Hummingbirds feeding at one time.