Tag: broad-tailed hummingbird
A Few Recent Birds And A Critter
My First Hummingbird Photos Of The Season
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Those Amazing Feathers
Hummingbird feathers at the right angle and in the right light can be jaw-droppingly gorgeous. And I’m talking about far more than just the gorget.
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Feeding On Snowberry Flowers
Photographing hummingbirds in a wild setting is more difficult than shooting them on back yard flowers or at feeders but I find it far more rewarding.
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Same Bird, Same Perch Two Years Running?
Hummingbird Takeoff Shots – A Progress Report
Some goals just aren’t worth pursuing and hummingbird takeoff shots may be one of them.
A Hummingbird First For Me
Yesterday morning I learned something about hummingbirds. Maybe I’ll start trying to get hummingbird takeoff shots again. It’s been a while.
Hummingbird Takeoff Series Illustrating The Fickleness of Gorget Colors
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Wing And Tail Stretch
This photo is a perfect example of why I typically fire off quick bursts of many shots of my subjects rather than just one or two.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Taking Off In Pursuit Of A Rival
This was another instance where I didn’t know what I’d photographed until I reviewed my images at home. That happens often with hummingbirds because they’re so incredibly fast.
Stretching Broad-tailed Hummingbird
This little guy gave me quite a few interesting stretching poses at different angles.
Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Flight
If you time it just right even the wings of a hummingbird in flight can be reasonably sharp at relatively slow shutter speeds.
Fighting Broad-tailed Hummingbirds
Any bird photographer who thinks they’re skilled at tracking birds in flight should attempt to photograph hummingbird aerial combat. It’s a humbling experience.