{"id":94298,"date":"2021-01-29T04:38:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T11:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=94298"},"modified":"2021-01-29T04:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T11:38:24","slug":"how-about-a-midwinter-hummingbird-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/how-about-a-midwinter-hummingbird-break\/","title":{"rendered":"How About A Midwinter Hummingbird Break?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Rufous Hummingbird to be precise.<\/p>\n

Due primarily to inclement weather and unreliable weather forecasts it’s been nine days since I’ve been out in the field so I’ve been posting more older photos than usual. Persistent cloudy skies, wind and cold temperatures have me thinking of sunshine, green colors and summer birds so today I decided to take a hummingbird break to scratch my itch.<\/p>\n

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1\/6400, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This photo was taken four summers ago as the Rufous Hummingbird was feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome<\/em>) nectar on Antelope Island. It has many of the features I prefer in my hummingbird flight shots including ‘frozen’ wings, colorful wildflowers and a completely or mostly clean background directly behind the bird. I think the subtle pinks and greens in the background bokeh are a nice touch.<\/p>\n

Some of my social media friends who live in warmer climes have been posting photos and videos of hummers they’ve been enjoying in lush green settings in midwinter and that made me jealous.<\/p>\n

“Green with envy” isn’t the kind of green I prefer but I’ll admit it, that’s partially what inspired this post.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A Rufous Hummingbird to be precise.<\/p>\n

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