Shot this Black-Chinned hummer in my yard today
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Awesome shot. What camera and lens?
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Thanks,..It was a Canon 40D and Canon 400mm 5.6L handheld with nat. light (no flash)roosters977 wrote:Awesome shot. What camera and lens?
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I don't even have words for how gorgeous that is.
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Thankn you TamaraTamara D. McConnell wrote:I don't even have words for how gorgeous that is.
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Beautiful shot! I love the way the feathers look on the head. And considering that I was trying to get a shot of a ruby-throated hummingbird the other day and ended up with zero pictures, I'm totally jealous of your picture! -Kara
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Thanks, well don't feel too bad, I was actually there to get a shot of either a ruby throat or a Rufus not the black chinned that are here all summer. Oh well, we take what we can get..kricket wrote:Beautiful shot! I love the way the feathers look on the head. And considering that I was trying to get a shot of a ruby-throated hummingbird the other day and ended up with zero pictures, I'm totally jealous of your picture! -Kara
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Jason,
That's an awesome shot. I saw it on the other forum yesterday but didn't comment.
Love the feather detail.
I've been waiting for a Rufous to show up in my yard for the last few weeks. Nothing but Ruby-throats so far.
That's an awesome shot. I saw it on the other forum yesterday but didn't comment.
Love the feather detail.
I've been waiting for a Rufous to show up in my yard for the last few weeks. Nothing but Ruby-throats so far.
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Thanks,chrish wrote:Jason,
That's an awesome shot. I saw it on the other forum yesterday but didn't comment.
Love the feather detail.
I've been waiting for a Rufous to show up in my yard for the last few weeks. Nothing but Ruby-throats so far.
I've been waiting on the Rufous too but nada so far here either..on a side note, I'm second guessing my ID on this one. The female Ruby Throat looks so similar...Most of the female black chinned have a "speckling" on their throats. What do you think?
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I have so little confidence in my ability to tell those two species apart as females that I rarely bother. That said, the throat is very clean and the tail looks long (relative to the wingtips), so if forced to make a call I would go with Ruby-throated. Furthermore, if you shot this recently, BCHU is much less common around here at this time of year and Ruby-throats are abundant as they move through.
The rufous are beginning to show up around here, just not in my yard yet. I am hoping for something cool over the winter in my yard (Anna's, Calliope,..Marvelous Spatuletail.. ).
The rufous are beginning to show up around here, just not in my yard yet. I am hoping for something cool over the winter in my yard (Anna's, Calliope,..Marvelous Spatuletail.. ).
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I'm with you there sir..As far as the Anna's & Spatuletail, I won't hold my breath.chrish wrote:I have so little confidence in my ability to tell those two species apart as females that I rarely bother. That said, the throat is very clean and the tail looks long (relative to the wingtips), so if forced to make a call I would go with Ruby-throated. Furthermore, if you shot this recently, BCHU is much less common around here at this time of year and Ruby-throats are abundant as they move through.
The rufous are beginning to show up around here, just not in my yard yet. I am hoping for something cool over the winter in my yard (Anna's, Calliope,..Marvelous Spatuletail.. ).
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Anna's is actually becoming pretty regular in Texas in the winter. I would suggest it is probably more common than Calliope, for example. The Spatuletail....well....not so much.infidel wrote:I'm with you there sir..As far as the Anna's & Spatuletail, I won't hold my breath.chrish wrote:I have so little confidence in my ability to tell those two species apart as females that I rarely bother. That said, the throat is very clean and the tail looks long (relative to the wingtips), so if forced to make a call I would go with Ruby-throated. Furthermore, if you shot this recently, BCHU is much less common around here at this time of year and Ruby-throats are abundant as they move through.
The rufous are beginning to show up around here, just not in my yard yet. I am hoping for something cool over the winter in my yard (Anna's, Calliope,..Marvelous Spatuletail.. ).
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I've heard about them in W. TX but no so much around here in the hill country..that'd be coolchrish wrote:Anna's is actually becoming pretty regular in Texas in the winter. I would suggest it is probably more common than Calliope, for example. The Spatuletail....well....not so much.infidel wrote:I'm with you there sir..As far as the Anna's & Spatuletail, I won't hold my breath.chrish wrote:I have so little confidence in my ability to tell those two species apart as females that I rarely bother. That said, the throat is very clean and the tail looks long (relative to the wingtips), so if forced to make a call I would go with Ruby-throated. Furthermore, if you shot this recently, BCHU is much less common around here at this time of year and Ruby-throats are abundant as they move through.
The rufous are beginning to show up around here, just not in my yard yet. I am hoping for something cool over the winter in my yard (Anna's, Calliope,..Marvelous Spatuletail.. ).