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So, what did YOU do all day while TPF was down? I logged on after getting my coffee as usual, then started hyperventilating when I saw the down time listed as about 5 p.m. CST--ACK!! ALL DAY with NO TPF?? Searched for a brown paper bag to start breathing into...finally calmed down a bit and thought...well, I guess I *could* go out and actually do photography.
So, I went out in the backyard and watched my migrating hummingbirds prepare for their long journey by doing some Hummer Survival Calisthenics.
(NOTE: You're welcome to C&C if you wish, but be aware, some of these are definitely NOT my best work, they just fit in well with the little "series" I was putting together!)
1. Wing Stretches
Sept10_8138editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
2. Feather fluffing
Sept10_8145editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
3. Flexibility: Touch your beak with your toes
Sept10_8180editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
4. Spread those Tail feathers!
Sept10_8286editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
5. Beak sharpening
Sept10_8313editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
6. Branch Jump Offs
Sept10_8344editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
7. Neck Stretching
Sept10_8315editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
8. Food Recognition (She failed this one; kept trying to figure out how to eat from my red ant-deterrent pipe cleaners!)
Sept10_8604editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
9. In-flight Loops and Rolls
Sept10_8000editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
As always, general comments and witty banter are greatly appreciated--and trophy points, now. Whatever those are.
So, I went out in the backyard and watched my migrating hummingbirds prepare for their long journey by doing some Hummer Survival Calisthenics.
(NOTE: You're welcome to C&C if you wish, but be aware, some of these are definitely NOT my best work, they just fit in well with the little "series" I was putting together!)
1. Wing Stretches
Sept10_8138editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
2. Feather fluffing
Sept10_8145editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
3. Flexibility: Touch your beak with your toes
Sept10_8180editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
4. Spread those Tail feathers!
Sept10_8286editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
5. Beak sharpening
Sept10_8313editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
6. Branch Jump Offs
Sept10_8344editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
7. Neck Stretching
Sept10_8315editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
8. Food Recognition (She failed this one; kept trying to figure out how to eat from my red ant-deterrent pipe cleaners!)
Sept10_8604editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
9. In-flight Loops and Rolls
Sept10_8000editweb by sm4him, on Flickr
As always, general comments and witty banter are greatly appreciated--and trophy points, now. Whatever those are.