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Humming Bird(s)
Aug 28, 2020 08:28:35 #
In about 20 years of seeing these birds coming to my balcony I have never seen a male.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Aug 28, 2020 08:56:29 #
Aug 28, 2020 09:21:02 #
Ed Walker
Loc: Eclectic, Alabama U.S.A.
You probably have some males around. Sometimes their red throat doesn't show up as bright red unless the sun hits them just right.
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Aug 28, 2020 09:32:38 #
Great images taken a very fast shutter speed. Well composed and thoughtfully processed.
Aug 28, 2020 09:43:18 #
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Aug 29, 2020 08:20:13 #
sergio wrote:
In about 20 years of seeing these birds coming to my balcony I have never seen a male.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
For unknown reasons, this year we have had many more Ruby-throated hummingbirds than in years past. I was surprised because I thought nearly all of them were females. Then I did some reading and found out that young male and female first-year hummers look identical, and don't get the distinctive iridescent throat feathers until later molting.
On closer inspection I could sometimes see one red throat feather in with all the white, that one was a male.
Here is one ID link that I found very helpful:
http://www.rubythroat.org/RTHUExternalMain.html#:~:text=Adult%20Ruby%2Dthroated%20Hummingbirds%2C%20Archilochus,they%20attain%20adult%20male%20plumage.
Marshall
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Aug 29, 2020 08:39:04 #
sergio wrote:
In about 20 years of seeing these birds coming to my balcony I have never seen a male.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Lovely images Sergio....thank you sir.
Aug 29, 2020 10:49:13 #
Aug 29, 2020 14:37:53 #
sergio wrote:
In about 20 years of seeing these birds coming to my balcony I have never seen a male.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Canon D90 with Tamron 150-600, usually at a little more than 6 feet, ISO 3000, 1/1000.
Aug 29, 2020 19:21:17 #
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Aug 29, 2020 19:29:51 #
Thank You!
In my case, I still believe they are all females. I have pictures and I examined them on enlargements. Also, I see the birds very frequently but it seems to me that they are the same coming (two of which one behaves very aggressively).
In my case, I still believe they are all females. I have pictures and I examined them on enlargements. Also, I see the birds very frequently but it seems to me that they are the same coming (two of which one behaves very aggressively).
Aug 29, 2020 19:57:59 #
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