Female ruby-throated hummingbird

Posted by NiagaraMike on Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:32 pm

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Sat out in the garden camera ready for four evenings and finally she appeared. When she was feeding on the globe thistle and clerodendon the shots were not so good but she went to rest on my Poncirus and moved out of the clutter to the open. I clciked and moved in closer and closer and...

Thanks Mrs. RTH or the op!

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I close crop images on the internet to allow me to show the details with the extremely limited posting size... and to protect my images a little... please ....

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by Graeme Guy on Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:56 am

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Nice to sit in the garden and shoot hummers.
Nice portrait...could do with a bit more butt room

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by NiagaraMike on Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:53 am

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Graeme Guy wrote:Nice to sit in the garden and shoot hummers.
Nice portrait...could do with a bit more butt room

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Thanks Graeme. Lots more room in the original - cropped closely to show detail in this limited posting space.

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by Homer on Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:52 am

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Great shot,sweet image too

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by NiagaraMike on Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:12 am

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Homer wrote:Great shot,sweet image too

Thanks Homer. Thanks for seeing the positives.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:24 pm

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A sweet view of this tiny featherball Mike! Is she having a little shut-eye? All that hovering, humming and nectar sucking seems to have worn her out and your lovely image just brings out my protective nature - I want to watch over her while she takes a nap.

That's what good images do - they stir the emotions of the viewer.

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