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Backcountry Notes ^ | July 28, 2010 | Jay Henderson

Posted on 07/28/2010 4:02:53 PM PDT by jay1949

Our hummingbirds have been plentiful and active and so the other day I decided to shoot a few. With the digital camera, of course. In order to get in close enough, I used a non-digital 75-150 mm zoom lens from my 35mm kit, which limited the camera to manual controls and gave very little depth-of-field, so these aren't the greatest images, but they are genuine hummer shots.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: hummingbirds

1 posted on 07/28/2010 4:02:54 PM PDT by jay1949
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To: jay1949

Great job! A little hummer never hurt anyone!


2 posted on 07/28/2010 4:06:12 PM PDT by halfright (My presidents picture is in the dictionary, next to the word, "rectum".)
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To: jay1949

Hummers are cool.

Not at all what I was expecting, tho.


3 posted on 07/28/2010 4:06:41 PM PDT by Delta 21 (If you cant tell if I'm being sarcastic...maybe I'm not.)
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To: jay1949

Great title, I’m all for it.


4 posted on 07/28/2010 4:07:24 PM PDT by Grunthor (My coffee creamer is fat free because I am not.)
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To: jay1949

Humbug! It’s a bird thread.


5 posted on 07/28/2010 4:08:43 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Delta 21

Baseball pics, perhaps . . . a few fastballs?


6 posted on 07/28/2010 4:10:24 PM PDT by jay1949 (Work is the curse of the blogging class)
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I think hummingbirds are great. In NM we have tons of them.

Right now the Rufous are chasing the black chinned and broad tails away from the feeders.

Also have seen Annas and Caliopes on occasion.

When it’s time to migrate, we can have as many as 40 around the feeders tanking up.


7 posted on 07/28/2010 4:12:44 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: jay1949

Great job! A little hummer never hurt anyone!


8 posted on 07/28/2010 4:29:52 PM PDT by halfright (My presidents picture is in the dictionary, next to the word, "rectum".)
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To: jay1949

It is difficult to “capture” the feeling and the actual sight of a hummingbird, and for your attempts I salute you!
Living in Ohio we seem to have more than one “type” here.
Sometimes you see them in your peripheral vision, and you would think it is a large bumblebee or some type of flying bug.
Other times you can tell they are a bird, and a blurry one at that to mine old eyes.
Keep up the good photo work, nonetheless!


9 posted on 07/28/2010 4:30:14 PM PDT by Tom_Ohio
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To: jay1949

Awesome! Thx!


10 posted on 07/28/2010 5:45:25 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (Employing freedom of speech/expression in order to condemn freedom of speech/expression—go figure..)
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To: jay1949

Hi Jay, I enjoy your blog and the hummers are beautiful. It’s always nice to see nature in all it’s glory.


11 posted on 07/28/2010 6:21:19 PM PDT by seeker41 (CULPRIT CHINESE COMPANY INFO.)
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