Hummingbird Pollen on Beak

Hummingbird Pollen on Beak

Hummingbird Rufous female with pollen on her beak, hovering beside the pale blue lobelia and white bacopa flowers in the hanging basket near front door.

taken from open front window with telephoto lens

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20d pspX

Created on: 12 June 2006

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Image Number: 25599

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Dec 20, 2007 at 4:22 AM said:

really nice to hear this, Robyn. Please thank him for me and let him know this makes me happy.

Gampr from Missouri on Dec 19, 2007 at 11:43 PM said:

My son really loves your hummingbird photos, Alandra!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 10, 2007 at 3:48 PM said:

Hi Gail, a great and happy surprise to see your lovely comment here, thanks very much, am so happy you like the pics.

Gail from Virginia, USA on Sep 10, 2007 at 1:08 PM said:

Your hummingbird photos are just wonderful...we have them here but I never see them. When you love doing something, it really shows;)

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jul 9, 2007 at 11:22 PM said:

many thanks, WebSphinx, glad you like it. That one was from the previous summer.

WebSphinx from cb, md, usa on Jul 9, 2007 at 11:11 PM said:

Spectacular work.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 27, 2007 at 3:58 AM said:

hi Maddie and Mike, thanks to both of you for the nice comments. Glad you like the hummer pics. -- am not sure how I do it, Mike, mainly luck I think, as I don't know that much about the camera :)

mike from mboro on Jun 27, 2007 at 3:44 AM said:

alandra this is a lovely shot infact all your humming bird photos are brill how do you do it ?

maddie =] from Australia on Jun 27, 2007 at 3:17 AM said:

this is heaps gnarly =]]] Keep it up!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 14, 2007 at 11:20 PM said:

thanks for the nice comments, Niko. Hope you'll have success in getting some good hummer shots, keep trying, - it does take a lot of time and patience.

Niko from Texas on Jun 14, 2007 at 3:51 PM said:

Wow, that's amazing! I've tried shooting a photo of one once, but the moment my camera clicked, it was gone!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on May 17, 2007 at 3:06 PM said:

thanks for the nice comment, Pejuta. I believe yours is my first comment from Mexico. glad you like it.

Pejuta from México on May 17, 2007 at 9:04 AM said:

Very good shot!!!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 26, 2006 at 7:44 PM said:

thanks, Pecman, that's very nice of you. Glad you like it : ) I've been enjoying your great English scenery images also.

pecman from durham england on Oct 26, 2006 at 6:28 PM said:

the best freeze frame shot i have seen.it looks like the bird has stop mid air and turned to smile at the camera. wd

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 9, 2006 at 3:46 AM said:

Hi again, Olwen, - late with this thanks, only just saw it. Glad you like it : ) Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Alandra

olwen from Abbotsford on Oct 1, 2006 at 7:04 PM said:

In a brief moment you captured the wonderment of nature at its fullest.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 1, 2006 at 4:10 PM said:

thanks for taking time to leave a nice comment, Ohio transplant from Ontario, Canada : ) Don't give up trying to capture the photos of the hummingbirds. I tried for years too : ) and finally, the summer before last, began to have more luck with them. I wish you luck, it's very rewarding.

ohio_transplant from Ontario, Canada on Oct 1, 2006 at 1:53 PM said:

Excellent! I am always amazed by hummingbird captures. I have tried without success so far. Beautiful photo!!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Aug 13, 2006 at 8:48 PM said:

thanks very much, Toots from Mn, nice of you to take the time to leave a comment : )

toots from Jackson, Mn on Aug 13, 2006 at 8:24 PM said:

Outstanding Capture! Well done!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Aug 12, 2006 at 6:21 PM said:

many thanks, Joyce, it's good to see you here again : )

southern heart from tx on Aug 9, 2006 at 5:58 PM said:

Congratulations!! Awesome job kiddo!! I love it!! You really out did your self on this one!

Joyce :-)

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Aug 9, 2006 at 8:12 AM said:

Thankyou very much for the very nice and encouraging comments, Alan, Brian, Fella and Carol. Much appreciated. A lovely surprise when I booted up late here after being offline all day, I wasn't even aware the contest voting had ended. Thankyou again and thankyou also to all who voted for and liked this photo. This is a great honour.

fella from wa state on Aug 8, 2006 at 9:35 PM said:

congrats alandra !! awesome pic of the hummer well deseved win love it ..fella

Brian from Utah on Aug 8, 2006 at 1:03 PM said:

I agree with Alan. Congrats on winning the first ever contest sponsored by The Lens Flare.

Alan / Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona on Aug 8, 2006 at 11:07 AM said:

Congratulations Alandra on winning the Nature contest. This is for sure a excellent photo and a well deserved win.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 16, 2006 at 5:52 AM said:

thanks Deb, - am also smiling, as have no idea what speed and aperture, (you know me, I don't read manuals if it can be helped : ) - as have it on basic mode auto or something like that, and set for the "sports" symbol as I figured that was high speed to capture the birds as well as sports. And I recently figured out how to set it for "burst mode", so the camera just takes the photos : ) (all "very technical" : ) Your Canon should have the same symbols etc, am sure.

I'll check the exif data later and let you know what the speed etc was, if I can find it.

Silverdebster from New Zealand on Jun 16, 2006 at 4:55 AM said:

What a skill :) What speed/aperture settings do you need to capture such swift movement, and still get such excellent exposure?

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 16, 2006 at 3:19 AM said:

thankyou Carol and Mary for the very nice comments. I like the little feet in that one : )

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on Jun 15, 2006 at 10:34 PM said:

Beautiful capture. She looks like a tree ornament, suspended in mid air.

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 15, 2006 at 8:06 PM said:

I agree with all the rest you have fabulous pics of the Hummers.

Also the other birds too.

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 15, 2006 at 4:42 PM said:

forgot to add, thankyou Marsha for the nice comments, glad you like them : )

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 15, 2006 at 4:41 PM said:

Hi Marsha, IS is Image Stabilization (on the lens in this case). Didn't know about this either, until we met some people taking pics a year ago of baby owls in our area, and they told me their lenses were IS, so then I made up my mind "that was for me" as I'm not "into tripods" : )

marsha sea from florida on Jun 15, 2006 at 10:27 AM said:

Your hummingbird pictures are amazing! What is IS?

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 15, 2006 at 1:37 AM said:

thankyou Plumeriagrl, comments appreciated : ) I like the front view also for a change, altho sometimes their beaks look kinda strange from the front : )

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 15, 2006 at 1:36 AM said:

thanks for the lovely comments, Janice, that made my evening : ) It sure took long enough, LOL, for me to finally find something I love doing and to be able to do it : )

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Jun 15, 2006 at 12:47 AM said:

You are a natural born bird photographer. You have found your calling. Beautiful shot.

plumeriagrl from Califronia on Jun 15, 2006 at 12:20 AM said:

This is great Alandra!! Nice action shot. I especially like that you got his front view and him suspended in mid air.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 14, 2006 at 11:51 PM said:

Hi Alex, yes, that looks like the one. I would never have bought it, (I was looking at a different telephoto lens) -- but hubby came in to the camera shop, from parking the vehicle on Broadway in Vancouver, and talked me into it. Am glad he did : )

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on Jun 14, 2006 at 10:38 PM said:

Is an "L" (white frame/red stripe) lens? (See link)

http://www.tanchung.com/canon/ef100400mmf4556xuis.htm

Whichever it is, it helps you take some truely fabulous pictures.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 14, 2006 at 9:16 PM said:

Hi Alex, mentioned the lens sometime ago, - guess you missed it. It's a Canon 100-400 IS telephoto lens. - very heavy : ) I love the IS feature.

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on Jun 14, 2006 at 8:49 PM said:

Please share with us what lens you are using for these photos.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 14, 2006 at 7:40 PM said:

that's very nice of you, Tania, thanks very much. Happy you like it also : ) We love these tiny birds, as so many people do. My DH was just out by the lily pond, fixing up a fountain there, and 3 hummingbirds were flying so close to him and the new water spray/fountain, that he could have touched them. They also fly close to me when am watering the garden with the water hose, they "dance"/hover in the spray from the hose, but it has to be on fine mist, otherwise it will hurt them, as they are pretty tiny and fragile. Of course, I cant be taking pics and using the hose at same time, so didn't get any pics of that : )

Tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on Jun 14, 2006 at 7:07 PM said:

Alandra I totaly agree with Alex D this is a fantastic photo. You have captured the bird looking in your direction the feet the wings everything has WOW factor well done

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 14, 2006 at 5:18 PM said:

well, thankyou so much, Alex D, that is a lovely compliment! Am happy you enjoy them. Am really enjoying taking these and being able to share them : ) thanks again.

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on Jun 14, 2006 at 5:13 PM said:

These are among the best photographs of hummingbirds I have ever seen.

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