Hummingbird - front view, suspended in air

Hummingbird - front view, suspended in air

from the open front window, a few minutes ago, hummer feeding. Am happy to have captured the iridescence of the red gorget/throat feathers in this one : ) plus one of it's eyes is visible.

Suspended in air a few inches from the ground on the front driveway. the vehicle tire is in background.

not sure if this is an immature male Rufous or Allens hummingbird. will have to get the bird book out to double check. It's got a lot of rufous colouring on it.

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: Sony F 717

Created on: 1 June 2005

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Image Number: 12945

Comments:

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Sep 7, 2005 at 4:48 PM said:

thankyou Tania for the praise. am late sending this.

Tania (TMR8) from NZ on Aug 18, 2005 at 2:36 AM said:

Wow!! very cleaver the body of the bird is clear and the wings are a blur. you should be pleased with this effort

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Jul 6, 2005 at 10:53 PM said:

thanks Gary and Deb. Am not sure what the name of the flowers is, Deb. They just self seed each year and we leave them due to the hummers loving them : ) We also thought they were weeds earlier, before any actually bloomed. Quite pretty really.

Silverdebster from New Zealand on Jun 13, 2005 at 9:43 PM said:

Good on you getting this one :) BTW what's the name of the flowers there? I have them coming up everywhere in my garden, for the first time, and I thought they were a weed but I like them so let them grow where they will.

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Jun 13, 2005 at 8:44 PM said:

Nice going! Hummingbirds are very hard to photograph. My lens is not good enough to ever get a shot like this.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Jun 13, 2005 at 5:11 PM said:

thanks, Carol. am just sorry his beak doesn't show, - the flower just got in the way : ) but the way his gorget feathers/throat are gleaming, - am happy about capturing that. guess it's hard to get everything in one pic lol

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 13, 2005 at 10:21 AM said:

Truely amazing how you captured this little guy in midair.

Carol

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