KangaRufous

Gallery: AvianPosted July 12, 2017183 views8 comments

This rufous hummingbird was trying to protect a nice patch of kangaroo paw flowers from several others who kept dive bombing it. The second post here is when I was photo-bombed by one of them. Canon 5Diii, f7.1, 1/3200 sec, iso 640, -0.7 EV, 100-400 ISL at 400 mm, handheld, Appx 60% of original frame. Thanks for your C & C's.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 12, 2017 at 12:39 AM

PHOTO-BOMB, Just when you think you have them lined up....

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 12, 2017 at 1:17 PM

Nice pose and detail on the Rufous. Interesting flower. I've never seen one of these before.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 12, 2017 at 1:57 PM

Nice frame of this rufous. The environment works very well.

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

Comment posted by David Bogener on July 12, 2017 at 2:04 PM

Nice pose and detail on the hummer. The OOF flowers add to the image IMO. Migration is still a month or two away here in Shasta County.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 12, 2017 at 2:22 PM

Pretty cool, Ed. The photo bomb is what often happens with these argumentative little birds. The hummer is tack sharp with a very nice pose. I think you could clone out the two oof flower clusters and maybe crop just a tiny bit tighter.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 12, 2017 at 2:26 PM

I agree with Dennis.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 12, 2017 at 10:51 PM

Ed, beautiful bird and beautiful flower. I, too, I agree with Dennis about cloning out the OOF flowers.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on July 13, 2017 at 5:40 PM

Nice shot Ed, and the hummer is very sharp and detailed with an exposure that looks right on. I agree with others that losing the two OOF flower clumps would be beneficial.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments