leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

Took this shot in my back yard, Camera is the Nikon Z6 mounted with the Nikon Z100-400mm lens, manual mode, 400mm focal length, ISO 2500, shutter speed 1/4000 sec, center weight average metering, shot hand held. Basic adjustments to photo made in camera raw, some cropping for effect. The main body of my feeder is glass, and when the hot Florida sun shines through it, the glass acts as a magnifier, and really heats up the nectar. So, I wrapped the glass in metallic duct tape to reflect the sun, and it really worked wewll to keep the nectar cooler.

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Good shot and good idea.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Nice shot. Good idea

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Nicely done Can tell it's a youngster by the poor posture 😛

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Nice photograoph of a female ruby throated hummingbird. The white on this bird's tail feathers is a sign of a female.

leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

I beg to differ with you davidrb, here is an excerpt from an article I was reading about identifying ruby throat hummingbirds: "Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have different tail feathers depending on their age and sex12345.Adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have pointed rectrices (tail feathers) that are all dark with no white tips; the tail is forked1.Young males and females of any age have white tips on the outer three rectrices on each side; each feather is rounded and the tail is fan-shaped12.The female Ruby-throated Hummingbird has a rounded tail without the sharp points of the male's tail feathers, though they are still somewhat pointed. The outer three tail feathers on each side have white tips, and when perched, the tail is slightly longer than the folded wing tips on the tail feathers also." Also, here is a photo I took of a juvenile male hummer several years ago.

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