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by Bruce Sherman on Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:19 pm
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I have become interested in photographing hummingbirds with multiple flashes the last few years. I have shots of all North American species except Rufous, Calliope, and Costa's. I am looking for locations to get these.

Calliope and Rufous occupy similar summer ranges - Pacific NW of US and parts of BC Canada. Costa's summer range is the deserts of SW US.
I think I can get Costa's when I visit family in Scottsdale, AZ this spring.

This leaves Calliope and Rufous. Does anybody know of a location where I could get both of these guys? For my multi-flash photography I need a location where the birds are plentiful, where they are used to feeders, and where shady areas are present.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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by DMcLarty on Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:40 pm
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if interested in a southern BC location this might suit your needs. never been there yet my self but have this on my list ...one of these days.

http://www.gerlachnaturephoto.com/Works ... dPage.html

....One nice lady came all the way from Texas.  She hoped to get terrific photos of male Black-chinned, Calliope, and Rufous hummingbirds. She achieved her goal in her first 30 minutes of photography! These hummingbirds are friendly.  Many of these individual hummingbirds return to Bull River year after year.  They know our photo setups and know we are not a danger to them.  They readily approach us. Sometimes they perch on the shoulders or heads of the photographers between feeding sessions. ...

...The mix of hummingbirds is especially attractive. The three species of hummingbirds living at the ranch include Calliope, Rufous, and Black-chinned. Male Calliope and Rufous hummingbirds are especially beautiful while the Black-chinned is quite handsome. About 50% of the hummingbirds are Calliope and 40% Rufous. Only about 10% are Black-chinned,



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by SantaFeJoe on Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:52 pm
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Terrero, New Mexico near Pecos and also Holy Ghost Canyon nearby for Rufous. Tons of hummers there. I've taken photos with 17 assorted hummers at one time at feeders there. I'm not sure exactly when they arrive in spring or early summer and what other species are present. Plenty of public land and some people are accommodating, as well.

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by Tim Zurowski on Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:20 pm
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Rufous are very common in this area April through to early July. Your problem is going to be finding a location that will allow you to take the feeders down and do a multiflash setup. There are many locations, but I did see tons of them at the feeders at the Manning Park lodge last June. Calliope are also very common in the Okanagan area of BC. I stopped in at the Osoyoos Desert Center last June and Calliopes were everywhere around the feeders there. They would be really easy to photograph there, if they would let you do a setup. What you need are people who have home feeders and will let you do it at their place. Rufous are pretty common here at my place.
 

by Bruce Sherman on Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:45 pm
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DMcLarty wrote:if interested in a southern BC location this might suit your needs. never been there yet my self but have this on my list ...one of these days.

http://www.gerlachnaturephoto.com/Works ... dPage.html

....One nice lady came all the way from Texas.  She hoped to get terrific photos of male Black-chinned, Calliope, and Rufous hummingbirds. She achieved her goal in her first 30 minutes of photography! These hummingbirds are friendly.  Many of these individual hummingbirds return to Bull River year after year.  They know our photo setups and know we are not a danger to them.  They readily approach us. Sometimes they perch on the shoulders or heads of the photographers between feeding sessions. ...

...The mix of hummingbirds is especially attractive. The three species of hummingbirds living at the ranch include Calliope, Rufous, and Black-chinned. Male Calliope and Rufous hummingbirds are especially beautiful while the Black-chinned is quite handsome. About 50% of the hummingbirds are Calliope and 40% Rufous. Only about 10% are Black-chinned,



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Thanks, Doug. This looks just like what I am looking for. I have e-mailed the owners of the ranch where the Gerlachs hold their workshop.
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by Monzi on Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:49 pm
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Bruce,
I live in Mesa AZ and find the Rufus at Woods Canyon Lake, that's about 1.5hrs from Scottsdale and we stay at the Aspen Campground.  In July they are thick as can be and can be hand fed.  I set up feeders, perches, etc...  Not unusual to have a few dozen buzzing the camp site since they are migrating at that time.  You can check out some of the shots here:

http://www.az-pics.com/Arizona/Wild-Life/

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by Bruce Sherman on Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:04 pm
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Monzi wrote:Bruce,
I live in Mesa AZ and find the Rufus at Woods Canyon Lake, that's about 1.5hrs from Scottsdale and we stay at the Aspen Campground.  In July they are thick as can be and can be hand fed.  I set up feeders, perches, etc...  Not unusual to have a few dozen buzzing the camp site since they are migrating at that time.  You can check out some of the shots here:

http://www.az-pics.com/Arizona/Wild-Life/

Good luck
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Thanks, Rob. Looked at your pics. NICE!!!! Were all the hummingbird shots taken at Woods Canyon Lake? If so, how plentiful are the Anna's? Any other species there?
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by Monzi on Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:33 am
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Bruce Sherman wrote:
Monzi wrote:Bruce,
I live in Mesa AZ and find the Rufus at Woods Canyon Lake, that's about 1.5hrs from Scottsdale and we stay at the Aspen Campground.  In July they are thick as can be and can be hand fed.  I set up feeders, perches, etc...  Not unusual to have a few dozen buzzing the camp site since they are migrating at that time.  You can check out some of the shots here:

http://www.az-pics.com/Arizona/Wild-Life/

Good luck
Rob Monsipapa
Thanks, Rob. Looked at your pics. NICE!!!! Were all the hummingbird shots taken at Woods Canyon Lake? If so, how plentiful are the Anna's? Any other species there?
99% of the photos where taken at woods canyon lake.  There are Anna's, lots of broad tailed, Costa, ruby-throated, Allen, Magnificent (mostly seen around Tucson area though)....  The ranger station near the top of Mt Lemon in Tucson gets a ton of these guys and a lot of other species not seen in northern AZ.  Another good place to go would be the Sedona Hummingbird festival. It's during migration time and there are locations that will have upward of 100 hummers hitting on any of a dozen feeders.  Feel free to contact me directly for more info.  Email is monzi@netscape.net
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by Monzi on Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:36 am
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Check out the video gallery, I have a bunch of videos of hand feeding the hummers at Woods Canyon Lake
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by Mike in O on Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:01 am
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Our 3 common hummers are Anna's (they winter here below -0F), Rufous, and Calliope around Bend Oregon.
 

by Jeff Colburn on Wed Dec 02, 2015 12:37 pm
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Hi,

You may want to shoot in Sedona, Arizona. There's an annual hummingbird festival here http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/hummingbird-festival

You can see the hummers in the area here http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/sedona/

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by Tom Reichner on Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:41 pm
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Bruce Sherman wrote:I have shots of all North American species except Rufous, Calliope, and Costa's. I am looking for locations to get these.
 
This leaves Calliope and Rufous. Does anybody know of a location where I could get both of these guys? For my multi-flash photography I need a location where the birds are plentiful, where they are used to feeders, and where shady areas are present.
These two species are quite common in my area.  I mean, they are literally all over the place.  
I'd be glad to set up a bunch of feeders this summer.  
I could set the feeders up at my place, or at friends' places.
I have two close friends who each have multiple feeders set up at their respective places.
Pretty much anywhere you put feeders out you will get a ton of Rufous, Black-chinned, and Calliope hummers coming to them on an hourly basis.  
You could manage/locate/relocate the feeders however you like.
You can set up native wildflowers if you like (or non-native exotics, but ewwwww!), and if you put them near the feeders the hummers will swoop in to check them out.
Just send me an email or a PM if you're interested.
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