2009 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol. 7

thanks... it's fun trying

Enjoying all the great photos!

The young males seem to have claimed the perches close to the feeders.

Tasting the air.

Watching for the competition.

Spoiling for a fight.

Good ones Frank!

Thank you Pelle.

Nice frank!

i have a report to make (LOL). Hummingbird at 5pm! Yay! It considered a feeder, but then flew off towards the trumpet vine never to be seen again. Boo.

Oh I'm sure he'll be back.

i dunno. you know they hate me! haha.

The dragonflies were teasing too, making me think that was an HB from far away!

very nice shots Frank

Delighted to share this with you all! It's a BOY! Looks like maybe some molting? I see some white speckles. The pix is terrible for detail though.

yeah!!

Very good Mrs Ed! The white things look like feather quill's coming in to me.

Congrats Mrs_Ed.

GREAT shots everyone , got these through the window today,55 degrees ,all fluffy

I've had 3 hummers around lately. There was a baby one hovering outside my window, staring in at
my kitten, Nell. Looked like it was either trying to figure out what she was, or saying, "Nah, nah -
can't get me." Nell's eyes were popped, like one of those funny cat pictures on a greeting card! Oh,
if I only had a decent camera (that I remembered to keep with me AND knew how to operate).

YAY Mrs. Ed!!! Our adult males seem to be leaving already. I only saw one early in the morning yesterday. The rest of the day itwas females & juvies.

Like your description of your kitten eying the hummer Carol. Too funny, I can just imagine, what it was thinking.;))
It's getting colder here too Huggergirl, Those poor hummers are just about ready, to leave us.
A long awaited reward, after a longgg wait. Yay, Mrs-Ed here's wishing, that he stays, and visit with you, for a while. Want to see more pictures of your sweety.
Very nice Frank!
Onewish. lovely shots.
Burt, I have a lot of those profile shots. Sometimes I like the effect of it.

Another one.

We still have a couple of the adult males coming around but mostly it's these young ones.
This was shot this afternoon at very close range (6 feet) with the 500mm, with 36mm and 20mm extension rings attached, which allowed me to autofocus that close.

Thanks all.
I had another today. It was not an adult male and it only cruised around the feeder, did not stop. It's a strange first two days of the season. Usually they stay and feed for a couple of hours, but these days just a few sips and gone!

nice Hugger!!!... thanks Burn.. pretty shot with the flower.... wow Dave that is a nice close up... they haven't let me get that close this year... very shy

Beautiful shots everyone and Mrs. Ed a big congrats to you!!

We had out of state company last week and when DH told me they were coming the only thing I could think of was "but the Hummers are migrating"!! LOL!! I tried to be a good hostess but I had one eye glued to the feeders the whole time they were here.

real nice Dave,i want your camera !!! and experience =)

Temp's at night here have been in upper 40's with light NNE winds. Wondering what kind of tolerance they have? I did have 2 playing tag or something within some branches a couple of feet above my head today. Its not supposed to warmer at night until early next week, my Hummer days are getting numbered.

you are not alone Burd... I think ours are as well

Well it seems we do still have one adult male still around...

Juvie male...blurry!

This female just a few minutes ago.....

Nice ones nanny!!

I couldn't get a good shot of my mature male yesterday with the fading light. He is very protective of "his" feeders and plants.

the down shot of the female is neat Nanny... nice shot Pelle!

i think my males have also left,all I see are the females

Had one yesterday morning that I saw on the Tithonia, but never say any the rest of the day, even when I was on feeder watch at 7pm.

I wish I had more time to sit and watch and take pix .I know , we are going to the beach,Iam going to be sitting and I will take pix of seagulls !!! lol

If I had my druthers I would rather be sitting on the beach and taking pics of seagulls! Today is very cold and dark but the Hummers are in manic mode and are all over the feeders and flowers. I sat in the front yard earlier this morning and there were just tons of them...at least 50 that I could quickly count. Hard to believe that the Hummer season is almost over.

We have had a few mature males and here is one from the other day.

This is their usual behavior...sword fighting!

I didn't realize what was going on here until I saw this shot on the computer... I quickly moved the Praying Mantis from the area!

The little female moved to a different perch...