Black-Chinned Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted June 26, 201296 views6 comments

This photo was also taken in Poway, CA on 6/23/12. My friend's patio is has hundreds of hummingbirds that visit his two feeders. This shot was taken off the patio in a flower bed.

D300 Nikkor 200-400mm lens 400mm Manual f/7.1 1/1250 ISO 500 White Balance Auto Cropped in CS6

Does anyone know the flower specie?

As suggested after my last post by Keith Bauer, this shot shows the bird without his beak all the way up the flower.

comments welcome

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 26, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Oops, I don't think this is a Black-chinned. Is it an Anna's?

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 26, 2012 at 1:50 PM

I posted the wrong one above.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 26, 2012 at 2:14 PM

nice shot with a great position on the bird

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on June 26, 2012 at 10:55 PM

Both shots are nice, although I do like the bottom one more. Can't help you with the flowers or bird species. Nicely done.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 27, 2012 at 1:40 AM

Looks like a female Anna's to me, Patrick. I prefer the first shot; the head angle is better and I like the feeding behavior. Say hello to Charlie for me.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 27, 2012 at 9:06 AM

Hi Patrick. Classic feeding pose. I don't know what the flowers are. The flower petals look a bit like the Texas red yucca flowers that we have here in NM. The rest of the flower doesn't look the same. This image doesn't look quite as sharp as your last post. Keep 'em coming. These guys are not easy.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments