So, my wife put up a hummingbird feeder...

[Sylvanite]

...and we got hummingbirds!

 

[Dehn0045]

Impressive photography skills!

 

[magpens]

WOW !!!

What "shutter speed" to catch those rapidly moving wings ?

 

[Dalecamino]

You're a killer with that camera Eric. Very nice photos!

 

[studioseven]

One of the many things I love about this forum. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Seven

 

[Jim15]

Great pictures.

 

[TellicoTurning]

We have a feeder outside our breakfast area where we eat .... we have a family of hummers that have dinner and breakfast with use every day.
Sometimes they will hover in front of the windows looking in to see us.

 

[tomtedesco]

We have a feeder outside our breakfast area where we eat .... we have a family of hummers that have dinner and breakfast with use every day.
Sometimes they will hover in front of the windows looking in to see us.

Do they have camera's?

 

[gimpy]

Beautiful!!!!

 

[TDahl]

Those are incredible photos.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Do they have camera's?

haven't tried a camera yet... it's difficult to get a good picture through the window... we used to keep a feeder on the front porch and my step son got some really terrific pictures there...

 

[mark james]

You do beautiful work Eric. I really appreciate seeing what you have captured. Very nice.

 

[SteveJ]

Those are great pictures!

 

[Sylvanite]

WOW !!!

What "shutter speed" to catch those rapidly moving wings ?

Most of these photos were shot at 1/2000 sec. I wanted to use 1/8000 sec, but I was already at ISO 6400 and didn't want to go any higher. The pictures are quite noisy.

 

[Sylvanite]

... it's difficult to get a good picture through the window...

I took these pictures through a window.

The key to shooting through a window (besides cleaning the glass thoroughly) is to put the camera as close to it as possible. That way, any dirt or imperfection will be out of focus. You also need to shade the glass of any reflections.

I hope that helps,
Eric

 

[penicillin]

Impressive photos! Such sharpness at such high speed!

Our yard has had more hummingbirds this year than ever before; I don't know why. The hummingbirds have been ever-present in our yard, defending their territories and chirping at each other. The hooded orioles arrived recently. They drink from the hummingbird feeders, especially the ones with wide holes.

We had hummingbird nests hatch (two babies per nest) in two different potted trees this year. Both times the babies grew fast, and flew away. It is something we never saw before, despite living here for many years.

I posted photos of the first nest in a thread here, but didn't bother to bore everyone with the second nest. Start with this post, then scroll down the thread for more:
https://www.penturners.org/threads/guarding-the-nest.170019/post-2119379

 

[Sylvanite]

To give you a sense of scale, here's a pic of the female hiding in a tomato plant.