Last weekend I spent time at Kleb Woods trying to photograph male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I wanted photos that (a) showed the birds not at feeders and (b) made their ruby gorgets visible. From most angles the gorget appears totally or mainly black.
It took me a while.
Also at Kleb, I got to see a disabled, captive Mississippi Kite.
I was surprised to see what small birds these are. They look much larger through binoculars!
I see two Great Egrets every morning when I get to the CyFair campus. One usually perches on a tree.
The other always perches on a lamppost.
While I was photographing the second one the other day, it had to struggle to avoid being blown off its perch by a sudden gust of wind.
Amazing! It is so rare to find a hummingbird still enough for photos like that!
ReplyDeleteNot really, Barbara. They usually have a favorite perch where they sit to guard the feeder. So it's a matter of finding and then watching that perch.
ReplyDeleteNot really, Barbara. They usually have a favorite perch where they sit to guard the feeder. So it's a matter of finding and then watching that perch.
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