Well finally got through my first batch of pics, took over 6 GB's, yes I know over kill but you need to atleast find one good pic. Out of my first 40 pics, here is 3 I came up with. Your going to get tired of seeing these. :lol: :lol:
First and foremost I would like to take this opportunity to thank Martin (kramp). I inundated this poor chap, relentless actually. I called him, upteen emails so I could learn as much as I could to prepare myself for this 3 day trip, and he was nothing but helpful. I cannot say enough nice things Martin, so please accept my thanks out loud! This group of people here, and Im NOT sappy, is special, hope we continue to keep it this way!
Ok, now back to the subject. i have never seen a hummingbird before, saw lots of pics. But reality, these things are nothing bigger than a over sized bumble bee. LOL With allot of attitude I will say. By the 3rd day I had them trained :wink: but it took allot of persistence. At the end, they did not even bother with me, so I got the Canon 500d close up filter, really cool 8) Post those once I can find them through all my pics. This was not easy, those little guys are FAST!!!! Mating season or start of, and a whole lot of chasing and guarding the food. The females ruled the roust for 2 of the days, then the male rufous took over period. I tried for 3 days to get the black chin hummer, but they wouldnt allow them close to the set up. Got lucky think I got a whole 3 shots out of 6 GB's LOL...........hope they turned out, soon we will see.........
Ok sorry for the ramble, here are 3 pics................. QUESTION, what is the maximum size pic for posting, see it has some compression to it??
You can also see the pics @ http://www.pbase.com/keithrankin/hummingbirds
Male Rufous
Male Calliope
female Calliope
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First and foremost I would like to take this opportunity to thank Martin (kramp). I inundated this poor chap, relentless actually. I called him, upteen emails so I could learn as much as I could to prepare myself for this 3 day trip, and he was nothing but helpful. I cannot say enough nice things Martin, so please accept my thanks out loud! This group of people here, and Im NOT sappy, is special, hope we continue to keep it this way!
Ok, now back to the subject. i have never seen a hummingbird before, saw lots of pics. But reality, these things are nothing bigger than a over sized bumble bee. LOL With allot of attitude I will say. By the 3rd day I had them trained :wink: but it took allot of persistence. At the end, they did not even bother with me, so I got the Canon 500d close up filter, really cool 8) Post those once I can find them through all my pics. This was not easy, those little guys are FAST!!!! Mating season or start of, and a whole lot of chasing and guarding the food. The females ruled the roust for 2 of the days, then the male rufous took over period. I tried for 3 days to get the black chin hummer, but they wouldnt allow them close to the set up. Got lucky think I got a whole 3 shots out of 6 GB's LOL...........hope they turned out, soon we will see.........
Ok sorry for the ramble, here are 3 pics................. QUESTION, what is the maximum size pic for posting, see it has some compression to it??
You can also see the pics @ http://www.pbase.com/keithrankin/hummingbirds
Male Rufous
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Male Calliope
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female Calliope
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