Photography

The easy way The hard way Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes Except for the Young un's who don't have whites The hard way to catch a hummingbird! The Easiest Way (borrow an award-winning photo from my friend) Cazalea ...  

I have many hummingbirds in the garden. Just never have a handy camera!

Thanks Mike a beautiful way to start the day with such a lovely set of pics Julian

Nice series, thanks

Think the only time I ever saw one in the wild was with my wife right outside our hotel in Avila Beach, California, many years ago. Cheers Marc

as a side note... love the way the nest was constructed. That third photo with the lighting is very nice as is the ultimate shot. Casey .

The first photo is the current crop, in the nest outside our bedroom. I heard my wife say she thought there was a mother at work and I saw two birds “courting” a month or so past, but I only found the nest today. Mike

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...but they are very argumentative, lovely creatures they are.

They are very feisty indeed. Cazalea

My backyard is abuzz with hummingbirds and this motivates me to capture these beautiful birds on camera.

I know how hard these little guys can be

#4 and 5 are really awesome with the hummingbird hovering. Without actually competing with your beautiful pics, allow me to present another one in the very hard way category, not hard to shoot but very hard to find as it is very sought after by collectors...