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Topic: Perched Hummingbird in Wind!
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Mr. Geek 2U
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posted August 29, 2010 08:56
Hello! Hello! Hello!
It has been very windy at el Rancho de Geek. And there is not a politician in the site! Ha. Ha. Ha.
But Mrs. Geek 2Me did see a Hummingbird in a tree. And that bird sure had a hard time windy-surfing.
See for yourself!
I shot the photos with a big, slow Sigma 500mm zoom and still cropped to 140%. Boy those birds are small! Boy that lens is slow to focus!
Have a great day!
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My friends call me Skippy
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Bibo
BlabberMouth, the Next Generation
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posted August 29, 2010 20:56
Awesome shots!
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Ugh, MightyClub
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posted August 29, 2010 20:57
Those pictures are pretty nice, Mr. Skippy. Thanks for sharing!
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Ugh!
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Rhonwyyn
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posted August 29, 2010 21:51
What is crazy is realizing that the pictures, even on my relatively small display, are larger than the bird is in real life. I was privileged to see a few hummingbirds in the wild about three weeks ago. They're amazing to watch. I love the iridescent green!
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garlicguy
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posted August 30, 2010 09:56
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Originally posted by Ugh, MightyClub:
Those pictures are pretty nice, Mr. Skippy. Thanks for sharing!
Ditto.
I've only seen a hummingbird actually perched one time in life, and then only for about 2 seconds.
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I don't know what I was thinking... it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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TheMoMan
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posted August 30, 2010 11:15
____ About six years ago, I thought I was being buzzed by a June Bug, I swatted at it and almost had my hand speared by a beak. Me thinks that both of us would not have liked that outcome, anyway the little guy flew off to other persuits and left me to wonder what about me was atracting a Humming Bird. I am sure the Mrs would not claim that it was my sugary disposition.
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