2010 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol. 2

You are too funny, dahlianut!

Congrats to those who have been buzzed!

What awe-inspiring photos, they keep me coming back for more. Oh my, I need a snowball bush.

I have seen a male several times today at the feeders and checking out the potted plants.

I saw a male checking out the Lantana and red Petunias...still haven't gotten any flower shots.

Nutsaboutnature...I use a Canon 40D with a 100mm-400mm zoom lens. Here is a link showing the different gear we all use http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1080645/ .

Rose, your pictures are wonderful!! I'm glad to hear more and more of us are seeing their hummers.

Rose,
Thanks so much for the info on your camera / lens & especially for the DG link on what members are using. Just great!

I still have a pretty basic digital camera. Believe it or not I still have my old (very old), heavy (very, very heavy) Nikon F2 film camera. My husband, who years ago was a freelance pro, still has some (but not much) of his equipment, but also for film. Needless to say, neither one of us uses any of it any more.

My small digital camera is good enough for snapshots (& the occasional great picture of deer in our yard), but the 3x optical zoom is never going do much for tiny birds.

Guess I'm going to have to make a step up one of these days.

I was just out on the porch trying to get a shot of the Chickadees and look what came.. a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird! She was just 5 feet from me, I had to adjust the lens in order to get this shot because she was too close. As soon as she heard the noise from the camera she left the feeder and went over to the Honeysuckle vine just another five feet away but I couldn't get a shot of her there because she stayed on the opposite side.
I had my first male Hummingbird on April 28th but it was so nice to see this female so early. :-)

Neat, pell, she's lovely!

Thanks FOV!!

WooHoo, Here is a male now too!

Maybe some nest nearby soon!

They keep zipping past me when they leave the feeders and head straight for the White Pines, same way they did last year. Seeing a hummer nest in person is on my bucket list...lol

Happy Mother's Day, Everyone!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone from me too. I didn't have a pix of a hummingbird, but the roses will serve the purpose. This is 'New Dawn'.

Thats beautiful Lily! Thank you!

Congratulations Pelle! Your photos are beautiful!

Congrats Pelle...glad they are showing up for you! Beautiful pics!

Had to use a flash to get this shot...not a very good one! Towards the end of the day all the feeders are full of the Hummers storing up for the night.

Rose, hold the thought! I meant the Hummers, I'll hop on a train coming your way! Wow, I'm mesmerized! Congrats.

GASP Rose. Well they never cease to amaze me at your house.

congrats Pell, Fingers crossed for babies.

Rose, That is a darling shot of some of your Hummer gang!!

Have just seen the one male here so far.

Okay Rose... you're just going to have to share some of those!! I swear... WHAT do you put in the water there??? LOL

Rose, I am drooling on my keyboard! So many little beauties in one spot, my heart lurches! I am ready with blooming honeysuckle, weigela, foxglove, and a fuschia basket and no hummers yet. I did get a sign this Saturday though. A male Oriole on my feeder. Last year the Orioles were first, so I am hopeful it will be soon..! I attached a really bad picture (sorry) of my Oriole on the feeder, he was very skittish.

Rose, it looks like you've got the perfect feeding spot for your hummers! They look wonderful!!

ilflowers, if you're able to remove one of those flowers from your feeder, the oriole will soon learn to go to just that one larger hole. He sure is a pretty one!

If that is the feeder I think it is the flowers are built in and can't be removed. Maybe you can do so on a different feeder?

Thanks everyone....I'm glad you liked that group shot!!

ilflowers...that is the same feeder that the Orioles use at my house. For some reason they prefer the smaller ones but will drink from the larger ones. The hole on that feeder seem to be more oval as opposed to round on the ones they don't use.

I have more pics to share but am taking advantage of the good ole outdoors right now.

OMG Rose you have a hoard of hummers :O Incredible pic! Thanks.

Rose, what are you using to soup up in their food? I can't imagine seeing that many at once even in the height of Summer. Wow!

Great pics everyone! We only had a single male during the spring migration last year and only 3 that passed through the year before so we're not getting excited to see any til August when we'll be getting oodles and oodles!!!!!
However, I can share a pic from last year I absolutely love!!!!! :D

A chase by the honeysuckle...not an easy pic to take...LOL