If you want to shoot hummingbirds (Page 3): Thank you. Goodness knows, I enjoy trying to get good shots with these buggers.

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

PAR4DCR wrote:

You did good Baja!!

Don

Thank you. Goodness knows, I enjoy trying to get good shots with these buggers.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

bajadreamer wrote:

Thank you. From your past posts I know you are a hummer aficionado also.

You are welcome. Considering all the factors with hummers and two at once you did really great.

Now my inner mean little kid is coming out.

If you want to shoot hummingbirds - use a very tiny shotgun.

falcnheart7 Loc: RI

Great shots! I shoot alot in my yard. As stated in other posts, they are predictable so just time and patience!

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

falcnheart7 wrote:

Great shots! I shoot alot in my yard. As stated in other posts, they are predictable so just time and patience!

Whatever and where ever the opportunities, they are great fun. On flowers certain species "trapline" meaning they visit flowers in a very predictable time schedule and route. The Violet-tailed Sylph visited this flower every 15-18 minutes. The other hummer was the "intruder" or poacher.

falcnheart7 Loc: RI

bajadreamer wrote:

Whatever and where ever the opportunities, they are great fun. On flowers certain species "trapline" meaning they visit flowers in a very predictable time schedule and route. The Violet-tailed Sylph visited this flower every 15-18 minutes. The other hummer was the "intruder" or poacher.

I absolutely love the violet tailed. We only get ruby throated in my area but still fun to shoot

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

falcnheart7 wrote:

I absolutely love the violet tailed. We only get ruby throated in my area but still fun to shoot

They are beautiful. This is a female or possibly a juvenile male. The adult males have tails twice that long and it is often spread or split during flight. I will post one later.
Yes, I find all the hummers are fun to try to get decent shots of. In my area, So Cal, Anna's Hummingbird and Rufous (sometimes Allan's) Hummingbirds are our usual residents. Rufous Hummingbirds used to be uncommon but now are just about equal to the number of Anna's (at least in No San Diego County); maybe the result of warming???

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

AzPicLady wrote:

I've been all over from the jungles to the mountain tops, but I've never seen what you call the "giant" hummer. Where I go now is up in the Esmeraldas province, then up a river about 40 miles into the high jungle. We have hummers at our lodge. Up there, people eat anything that moves! For years we didn't see any birds, and I was told they eat them.

Is that near Canande Reserve? Choco Lodge?

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

bajadreamer wrote:

Is that near Canande Reserve? Choco Lodge?

I'm not sure where either of those places are. The Cayapas River takes off from Borbon, a horrid town on the northern coast. It's west of Lita, if you know where that is. There is a reserve above Lita, and there are mountains between us and it. But I don't know its name.

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

AzPicLady wrote:

I'm not sure where either of those places are. The Cayapas River takes off from Borbon, a horrid town on the northern coast. It's west of Lita, if you know where that is. There is a reserve above Lita, and there are mountains between us and it. But I don't know its name.

I do know where Lita is. We spend most of our time south of you centering around Mindo. As you described, you are really "in the sticks".
Canande is a reserve that is significantly south and west of you. We tried to get there via land this year but the road in virtually disappeared about 10 km from the reserve and we had to turn back. It is low coastal jungle.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

bajadreamer wrote:

I do know where Lita is. We spend most of our time south of you centering around Mindo. As you described, you are really "in the sticks".
Canande is a reserve that is significantly south and west of you. We tried to get there via land this year but the road in virtually disappeared about 10 km from the reserve and we had to turn back. It is low coastal jungle.

I've been to Mindo many times. It's beautiful. I went to the reserve above Lita. We had to hike up the mountain. We were thigh deep in mud. Could you hike the 10k? Coastal jungle is pretty, no?

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

AzPicLady wrote:

I've been to Mindo many times. It's beautiful. I went to the reserve above Lita. We had to hike up the mountain. We were thigh deep in mud. Could you hike the 10k? Coastal jungle is pretty, no?

Yes, it is beautiful. Not the best for picture taking-dark and the birds tend to primarily be in the canopy. Walking long distances is "OK", but I typically carry about 25# of camera gear so I really pick and choose my destinations when walking. I want to make sure the end result is worth the effort.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

bajadreamer wrote:

Yes, it is beautiful. Not the best for picture taking-dark and the birds tend to primarily be in the canopy. Walking long distances is "OK", but I typically carry about 25# of camera gear so I really pick and choose my destinations when walking. I want to make sure the end result is worth the effort.

falcnheart7 Loc: RI

bajadreamer wrote:

They are beautiful. This is a female or possibly ... (show quote)

Fantastic! Look forward to seeing them.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Nice capture