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Jul 29, 2014 11:38:45   #
Took a break from shooting this guy with my D7100 and Nikkor and 80-400 Zoom lens and pulled out the trusty Bridge with the super zoom. This guy sits on this branch and chases all the hummers from the 2 Feeders that I have sitting on my front porch. Its like a war zone. This goes on all day Sunrise to Sunset

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Jul 17, 2014 11:53:58   #
SonnyE wrote:
Oh those are gorgeous shots, Forrestloop.
Super sharp! :thumbup:
And God Bless you make that 50th and far beyond.
Thank You Vet! Semper Fi!


Thanks Sonny, Yeah not gonna give up, gotta keep on going.
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Jul 17, 2014 11:47:52   #
Thanks you, everyone for looking..

I also liked the way #4 came out with the water background. the wind was blowing and creating all those little waves.
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Jul 16, 2014 23:27:56   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Not sure which you mean, as I've posted so many - ha ha. However "wrapped up" reminds me of a shot posted quite awhile back by Susan in Yakima: a snake wrapped up with a redtail!


Yeah that's the one..... Heck I thought that was you.
So Sorry...
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Jul 16, 2014 22:10:40   #
SonnyE wrote:
I love these little friends and their antics at times.
Juveniles will swoop in at about 24" and stare in your eyes.
Males will joust over a feeder, or camp out and try to drive off any wanting to partake of "His" flowers.
And on rare occasions even courting can be observed.

I feed a bunch out here. I started about 3 years ago, and quickly had to up my game to keep up. I started with one pancake feeder and some tiny one hole feeders. Soon I was filling the 6 smaller ones (2.5 ounces) 3 times a day!
Now we have 4 - 28 ounce, feeders up, and tonight I filled 3 of them. I only touch the bigger ones when they are empty. About every other day right now. The 2 pancake feeders as needed.
Sometimes one will try and "commandeer" a whole feeder, and drive off others. One day while watching the antics, one bird would swoop by drawing off the dominating male.
While leading him on a merry chase, the other two fed until he returned. Then off he'd go after a different one, and the decoy would feed.
At times a male will dominate a feeder, but let the females feed.
Sometimes there are 10-20 sitting on the wires crossing our backyard and they will swoop down and feed or battle. But it appears to be a social feeding time, usually mornings and evenings.
If you can get the sunlight right, often toward evening here, you can see a gnat cloud and watch them dart about snapping up the gnats. While nectar is their gas, gnats are their proteins.
Even before I ever hung up a feeder I use to like sitting out watching them dart through a gnat cloud like fish attacking a bait fish ball. Good riddance!
One morning while watching them and enjoying my coffee, I saw one picking something off the timbers of the patio cover. Curious, I slowly advanced and it was eating tiny newly hatched spiders from a web. That just thrilled the wife when I told her. She hates spiders.

I've fed other wild birds here and at our old house, but the humminbirds are here to stay. Tiniest droppings of any, and they hose away easily. The other wild birds, while welcome, are not fed or encouraged to stick around. Too messy.

We have a dove nesting in a hanging basket on the patio currently. She doesn't seem to mind the hummers, or me taking care of the feeders around her.
Today her mate returned and took care of the nest so she could feed. I wasn't here, but the wife got to watch out the window. Hopefully I can photograph that very soon.

The hardest to photograph are the Allen's Hummingbirds. They seem to be a bit wilder. Dressed in tan tuxedos with a dark band, or dark heads, the males and females alike are beautiful to watch. But a bit camera shy.
The Anna's are easy and very prolific. Some have even wintered over with us and will fatten up to where they fly like bomber, instead of a spitfire.
Concerned when people told me I had to take down my feeders to force them to migrate, I found invaluable information on the San Diego Zoo website. It is perfectly fine for them to winter over if they choose to. We had 6-8 that did.

Spring migration has become chaotic. Sometimes there are birds stacked waiting to feed. Hovering waiting for a feeder flower to open. Usually it only lasts for some days, to a week.
But often they will nest in the ivy on the fence, judging by the babies and juveniles coming to the feeders during the spring and summer. The babies are 1/2 the size of the adults.

So post some of your favorites, you're invited. :D
I love these little friends and their antics at ti... (show quote)


Here are the ones I posted about a week ago. They are just a lot of fun to watch.

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Jul 16, 2014 21:27:47   #
angela k wrote:
These are amazingly beautiful, forrestloop!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


you are so welcome.
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Jul 16, 2014 17:54:01   #
Thanks for looking everyone.

Ahhh A Lotus... Gotta remember that...
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Jul 16, 2014 14:08:43   #
rlaugh wrote:
total relaxation!!


that is too cool...
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Jul 16, 2014 14:03:32   #
Not sure what their name is. I am sure they are not Water Lily's

shot with nikor 80-400 zoom

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same flower diff. lens nikkor 300f4

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#3 not sure which lens

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nikkor 300 f.4

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nikkor 300 f.4

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Jul 10, 2014 11:39:10   #
MarkintheHV wrote:
I think I am starting to lean towards heading to Tahoe. I think I can find most of what I want out there, and save Yosemite for a winter vacation


You can forget about a winter vacation. Cause you wont be able to enter or leave if you get trapped..
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Jul 6, 2014 12:42:00   #
firtree wrote:
They are beautiful. Great captures!


Thanks for looking.
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Jul 6, 2014 12:40:34   #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
very nice work, that P510 has great reach and very nice IQ



Thanks Bruce, these Bridge cameras sure do come in handy... Doesn't matter which one you buy, they all are good..
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Jul 6, 2014 12:37:38   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Super shots! What an awesome thing to witness!


Ty Linda, wasn't that your hawk that was wrapped up with that redtailed? if it was you, now that was a great capture...
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Jul 5, 2014 20:22:12   #
jederick wrote:
Great capture Forrest...they look like two juvi cooper hawks. :thumbup:


thanks for looking and replying, cause I didn't know what type of hawks they were. They were making so much noise, that I ran and got my P510 with the long zoom and started snapping.
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Jul 5, 2014 16:47:39   #
Walked out my back door and there was 2 Hawks sitting on top a telephone pole making all kinds of racket. One was feeding off what looks like a bird, the other was just watching it seems


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