{"id":162404,"date":"2024-07-28T05:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=162404"},"modified":"2024-07-28T06:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T12:50:43","slug":"hummingbirds-in-my-garden-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/28\/hummingbirds-in-my-garden-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummingbirds In My Garden Yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hummers and tomato cages.<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning was mostly cloudy and cooler so I spent more time than usual working in my garden. This spring I planted a few zinnias in my vegetable garden specifically to attract hummingbirds, but I’ve seen very few of them this summer. So yesterday, when I spotted two of them buzzing around my zinnias, I quickly set up my gear to see if I might get lucky. I got a few shots I like, even in the low light.<\/p>\n

To put it bluntly, I suck at immature and female hummingbird ID. I believe that most of the hummers I photographed yesterday were Black-chinned Hummingbirds. Let me know if and when I’m wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1\/1250, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I liked the series I got of this little lady best. Her head and much of her body are sharp, the zinnia is isolated, and I like the background. I got her wings back and…<\/p>\n

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1\/1250, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

wings forward. I’m glad she picked this particular flower to give me my best series. Not all of my zinnias are as attractive as this one. After these photos were taken I deadheaded the zinnias that were way past their prime. I should have done it sooner.<\/p>\n

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1\/1250, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I seldom had light in her eye when she was actually sipping nectar. This photo is a fortunate exception.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I got some other shots I like, except for my tomato cages in the background. This photo is one of the few I got with slightly better light and marginally faster shutter speed.<\/p>\n

Those tomato cages were a huge pain in the butt. Nearly every time I moved my tripod in an effort to avoid them, the hummer I was concentrating on would choose another flower with one of the cages in the background.<\/p>\n

But I had one opportunity with a hummer and a cage that made me smile. The following photo is just for grins.<\/p>\n

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1\/800, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

When this bird landed here, I swear it looked like she was trying to read the plastic tomato tag. But it was upside down so she couldn’t read it, resulting in this body posture that to me makes it look like she’s frustrated.<\/p>\n

It says “Early Girl”, Missy.<\/p>\n

In reality, she was probably just attracted by the red tomatoes on the tag. Either way, she’d have been frustrated.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Hummers and tomato cages. (5 photos)<\/p>\n

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