Psergel Loc: New Mexico

From a feeder at the Rio Grande Nature Center Albuquerque, New Mexico

pgr Loc: Alabama

Great shot..love the iridescent color on the wings.

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

I enjoyed this one as well!
Pat

lsimpkins Loc: SE Pennsylvania

Great shot.

Any info on exposure or equipment used would be helpful, as it did not appear in the EXIF data.

Elliott Design Loc: West Tennessee

Good shot, I got her sister last week, had to look twice, same pose and wings are almost in the same position with a nice blurred background. We've got (7) feeders and the little aerobatic critters are wearing them out from sun up to past sundown. When I have time, I set up my camera on a tripod and use a remote to trigger shots while I sit on the screened deck with a cold one, get lucky sometimes and get a decent shot. They're so fast it's hard to catch them, been trying to learn their habits, they usually pause/hover near the feeder for a couple seconds before landing to feed.

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

Thank you!

This was taken with a Canon 6D and Tamron 150-600 (at 600)
ISO 3200, 1/2500, f/8

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

That little pause/hover just before they hit the feeder and as they are leaving is the only way I've been able to catch em.
They are great fun to watch and devilish to photograph!

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent capture Paul. :thumbup: :-)

lsimpkins Loc: SE Pennsylvania

Thanks for the tip. We have a feeder within easy lens reach of our dining room window, but they only seem to visit a few times a day. I need to study their feeding patterns so that I am set up when they come calling. I'd love to get a capture as good as this one.

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Beautiful photo.

Elliott Design Loc: West Tennessee

Their feeding routine is usually about every 15 minutes, or so I've noticed here on mine. There may be some individuals come in between times to get their 'share' as some of the males are very territorial and won't let the more timid Hummies feed. When they all come at once it's a blur of action with lots of chatter and wing buzzing, they can fly silent when they want or make a loud harmonic beat with their wings as a sign of aggression. I counted 14 early Sunday morning and even though we have 7 feeders scattered over about a 20' x 40' area, they all want to get on just a couple of them so I've also placed dead limbs with only a couple bare branches close by for landing stations while they wait their turns, this is a good place to watch them preen and get easy still shots. Capturing the inflight shots are a bit harder as these guys really move, catching them in a hover is in your timing and anticipation of their moves. My wife is making a gallon of sugar water a day to feed these critters.