Tuesday
Jan262010
The Bird Feeder
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 6:30AM 
Friday morning was a wet miserable day, but out in the back yard this little guy was getting his breakfast at our hummingbird feeder. A couple of years ago my dad bought Janet a one of these feeders and since then she has pretty much cursed him every other day. We have these amazing little birds hanging around feeding all day and they go through a big jug of sugared bird water once a week. Of course the cats help the thin the flock when one of them is not fast enough, but for the most part the cats just have to sit and watch.
Reader Comments (4)
Humming Birds are very beautiful and photogenic. Amazing picture!!!
Looks like an Anna's Hummingbird. Nice lighting on the throat, did you use a flash or catch the light right?
Kurt
Kurt, I got luck with this little guy, he kept hovering right next to the bird feeder. I used my 70-300mm IS to just fire shots handheld until I got the right one. The light is ambient and he would keep turning his head and it would bring out the color perfectly. Thanks again for the comments.
Beautiful picture.. Those little guys are so fast you normally are not able to see the real beauty thanks for sharing.