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Saturday, 18 May 2013

A fearless buzzer

Sorry, all you hungry people! There is no posting about food today either. I am addicted to birding for the time being....LOL

Here we go:
Yesterday, several hummingbirds were fighting fiercely around the sole feeder at the kitchen window. To put an end to the stress I put up two more around in our garden.
While doing so one of the birds constantly buzzed around my head. I thought that maybe I could get that fearless "bugger" on the screen, and I did.
First he checked out the feeder. 
..see the droplet of sugar-water on the bill...
Then he sat about 4 feet away on a branch and watched me all the time while I was taking photos of him.
.. checking if  anyone is watching me..
...nope...
OK, maybe I should show off a little bit for this nice female...
What a wonderful opportunity this was for me.
Thank you little bird!
Nikon 3100 DX, 55-200  mm lens, autofocus, multiple shots, hand held.
I guess it is a Ruby-throated-hummingbird, male, because I read that they are the only ones that are breeding up here in North-East America.


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3 comments:

  1. Barb19 May 2013 at 00:17

    Bea, he is just beautiful, and you've got the neck just perfect. It's so brilliant. You're going to enjoy having three feeders, I'll bet.

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  2. our awesome travels19 May 2013 at 09:03

    Excellent photos today, thanks so much for sharing.

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  3. Wanderin'19 May 2013 at 11:41

    I love your photos. I love watching the little hummingbirds we have here. We put of 3 feeders too but they are zooming all over the place including right by our ear. They fight over the same feeder and then eventually find another. What fun!! I guess we're just easy to entertain!

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