Hummingbirds.....One Perched, One Hovering

[JTPhotography]

Shot these with a 100-400L, very little cropping here, 10% at most. I used a measuring tape to make sure I was shooting very close to the minimum focus distance.

 

[camz]

Thanks for sharing...these are great =)

 

[FadeOut]

Both pictures look awesome, I really like the perched one

 

[WesternGuy]

JT, welcome to the forum. These are great. Hummers are not the easiest birds to capture, particularly sitting still. Thanks for sharing.

WesternGuy

 

[coastalconn]

Nice hummers welcome to the forum!

 

[JTPhotography]

Thanks! WesternGuy, I found that the key to catching the perched ones is to observe them for long periods of time and find out their favorite spots. They will tend to land on the same spot over and over before coming down to the feeder. It is an instinctual thing I guess to look out for other hummer or prey birds. Once I found this spot, I placed my camera on a tripod, measuring my minimum focus distance away from this spot, then just waited. I pulled off hundreds of images from this one perch, but the "money shot" for me was this one, where the little guy had his feathers all puffed up.

 

[Hardrock]

Fantastic shots!