July 08, 2004
Hummingbird
I was working at one of the condominiums when this hummingbird knocked himself silly flying into a glass sliding door. He sat dazed long enough for me to snap his pic from about three inches. When I finished he flew away. The nail heads gives good size perspective.
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Groggy
View from above
WELL done!!! Bravo! Bravo! Sorry the little guy hurt [him?]self, glad [it's] alright, but impressed that your CCD was near at hand and that you had the instincts & reflexes to get those images. I particularly like the one from above (though the opener's SO perfectly centered......).
Posted by wow.That's the first picture I've ever seen of a live hummingbird without its wings in a blur! Is that the way they perch, just sitting on their butt?
Or do they ever "perch"? Maybe he was so dazed he couldn't stand on his feet.
Posted by Michael at July 8, 2004 08:14 PM
WELL done!!! Bravo! Bravo! Sorry the little guy hurt [him?]self, glad [it's] alright, but impressed that your CCD was near at hand and that you had the instincts & reflexes to get those images. I particularly like the one from above (though the opener's SO perfectly centered......).
Posted by: wowat July 8, 2004 09:29 PMThat's the first picture I've ever seen of a live hummingbird without its wings in a blur! Is that the way they perch, just sitting on their butt?
Or do they ever "perch"? Maybe he was so dazed he couldn't stand on his feet.