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03-AUG-2007	Robert Klingensmith

Female rufous hummingbird

Olympus E-330 ,Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG IF HSM APO
1/180s f/5.6 at 800.0mm iso400 full exif

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Guest		14-Aug-2007 19:33
Thanks Katherine, Other than the beating wings, the rest of their body can be essentially motionless when they are hovering. I suspect that someone that is not as slow as myself could probably get a sharp image at an even slower shutter speed under the right circumstances. -- Bob K.

Guest		13-Aug-2007 17:59
terrific. I'm surprised you got this at only 1/180.

Guest		05-Aug-2007 01:31
Thanks Jono, Shirley, the foot is not missing, it is just tucked farther back in the feathers. I have enough other shots of this particular bird to verify that she is not missing a foot. I agree that the feeders do look like a toy, but the birds like them. I had read a post by a person that was inundated with hummingbirds. That person needed more feeders to satisfy all the birds so grabbed a half dozen of the cheap feeders. He was quite surprised that the birds greatly preferred the cheap feeders to the fancy ones. For me function is more important than looks. -- Bob K.

Shirley Haden		05-Aug-2007 00:48
Say Bob, did you notice this little one has a foot missing? Or it sure looks that way. Jono is right about the hummingbird feeders looking like a toy, I have seen some new wonderful blown glass ones at Target but they were around 40 bucks. Ouch

jono		04-Aug-2007 10:36
HI Bob This is great - and as Shirley says, it's right on theme (I do wish they could make the feeders look a little less like kid's toys though!). best wishes

Guest		04-Aug-2007 04:54
Thanks Shirley, Glad you like the shots. I really appreciate your comments. -- Bob K.

Shirley Haden		04-Aug-2007 01:59
I love your shots Bob and this one fits perfectly into the theme. I like that it shows the kinder side of mankind and nature. The respectful side of us. The colors and little buzzing wings are just great.

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