{"id":36839,"date":"2016-01-22T06:15:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=36839"},"modified":"2016-01-22T06:34:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T13:34:07","slug":"my-mid-winter-hummingbird-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/my-mid-winter-hummingbird-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mid-winter Hummingbird Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t get that fix in the field right now so my images will have to do.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

In August of 2014 I photographed several Hummingbird species on Antelope Island as they fed on nectar from Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. Most of them were either Black-chinned or Rufous Hummingbirds. These Bee Plants are\u00a0closely related\u00a0to the Cleome that many of us grow in our gardens but this species is\u00a0wild and native and\u00a0was one of the new\u00a0plant\u00a0species first collected by Lewis and Clark in 1804. Hummingbirds love them so in August I’m often looking for them since I\u00a0much prefer to photograph hummers in a wild setting.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

These birds\u00a0were frenetic in their food-gathering activities prior to migration so\u00a0for a few days I had plenty of opportunity to photograph them, though\u00a0that pleasant\u00a0task was a daunting one. Focusing on them in flight wasn’t easy, even when they paused briefly at a flower cluster but\u00a0it was great practice in honing my skills.<\/p>\n

I kept thinking about all the nectar they’d have to consume to\u00a0provide the energy required to fuel their activities as they darted from flower to flower. In the midst\u00a0of it all there were constant defensive and offensive clashes with other hummingbirds and hummingbird moths as they squabbled over feeding territory. It made me tired\u00a0just to watch them.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

But occasionally even hummingbirds have to take a break and I caught this one resting briefly\u00a0on a dried sunflower stem. I enjoy the droopy-winged pose which suggests that it was so pooped from its frenetic activities that it couldn’t even hold its wings up.<\/p>\n

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1\/1000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know exactly<\/em> what inspired me to post hummingbirds this morning. Yesterday morning I saw two Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island – the first of the species I’ve seen since last fall. They were far away and in poor light but damn it was good to see them! I’m quickly tiring of winter so I’m looking forward to spring birds, warmer temperatures and the\u00a0color green.<\/p>\n

And hummingbirds.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I can’t get that fix in the field right now so my images will have to do.<\/p>\n

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