Here is a story I sent to Birds & Blooms on winter hummers

[jack58]

Here is my story on yesterdays snow storm and hummers:
http://1-4u-computer-graphics.com/SnowHummersNov22.htm

 

[Derrel]

Cool photos! The calories, and the heat lamp, you provided might have saved their lives!

The web page is well worth visiting, just to see the pics!

 

[tirediron]

I officially hate you!


I've been trying to get hummingbird shots like that for over a year now, and have never managed anything remotely close. Outstanding images and great work.

 

[jack58]

I officially hate you!


I've been trying to get hummingbird shots like that for over a year now, and have never managed anything remotely close. Outstanding images and great work.

Thank you. I have a lot more pictures of Hummingbirds on my website:
Photography by Jack Moskovita

 

[tirediron]

I officially hate you!


I've been trying to get hummingbird shots like that for over a year now, and have never managed anything remotely close. Outstanding images and great work.

Thank you. I have a lot more pictures of Hummingbirds on my website:
Photography by Jack Moskovita

Wonderful images! Given me that much more incentive to try and get some decent shots of my winter hummers!!

 

[icassell]

Jack, you've done well for your tiny friends! Great images, but I am equally impressed by your efforts to keep them warm.

 

[jack58]

I officially hate you!


I've been trying to get hummingbird shots like that for over a year now, and have never managed anything remotely close. Outstanding images and great work.

Thank you. I have a lot more pictures of Hummingbirds on my website:
Photography by Jack Moskovita

Wonderful images! Given me that much more incentive to try and get some decent shots of my winter hummers!!

Patience is the key to getting the shots. Sometimes I wait hours, days to get the ones I want. I FROZE getting some of those shots yesterday.

I take it you have some Anna's up there? Tough, ornery little birds!

Jack, you've done well for your tiny friends! Great images, but I am equally impressed by your efforts to keep them warm.

I love these little guys. I don't know how the little hummers survive this, but they do. It's suppose to get down to the low teens tonight. I hope that is not too tough on them. All the birds, (I feed a bunch of them) were extra hungry today.

Thanks for the nice comments everybody.

Hey Mike.... Dan Mason, my best friend from Edmonton, says he's met you.

 

[jack58]

I officially hate you!


I've been trying to get hummingbird shots like that for over a year now, and have never managed anything remotely close. Outstanding images and great work.

Thank you. I have a lot more pictures of Hummingbirds on my website:
Photography by Jack Moskovita

Wonderful images! Given me that much more incentive to try and get some decent shots of my winter hummers!!

I notice you live just north of me in S. Vancouver. In the Spring, Summer & Fall, you get the Anna's and Rufous's. I think the Anna's winter at your place too? In fact the Rufous's migrate right through my place, (making stops at my feeders) on their annual 5,000-6,000 mile migration round trip from Mexico to Canada! Amazing... these little creatures.

Well, the 6-7 hummers all survived the cold snap (8-12 degrees) we had with the high winds and snow. Amazing a tiny thing like that could survive that.

Here are three shots I took the past week of the front yard beauty.

 

[tinmann]

darn

i never knew humming birds are soo colorful

Kudos

 

[SabrinaO]

Awww.... this is so sweet!! They love you!

 

[jack58]

Three more shots from a couple days ago when it was around 30 degrees here:

 

[jack58]

Yet a few more... still fairly cold around 30-35.

 

[Gunner19]

Great shots you have there! It brings out the vibrant colours and every single details of the birds :thumbup:

 

[jack58]

Yet a couple more... This Male Anna Hummingbird was shot at just as the sun was going down (for the wing glow) at a winter blooming honeysuckle bush.

 

[seymourphilips]

great pics amazing job!