February 8th, 2013 – Avian Friday: Anna’s Hummer
This weeks bird is another blast from the past. I had hoped to make the trek down to Ocean Shores to get some looks at the Snowy Owls, but the forecasted sunlight didn’t materialize when I was able to go. Hummingbirds in-flight are always a challenge to photograph, especially with a large telephoto lens. When they are preoccupied with feeding one can have better odds of capturing them. It’s definitely a bonus too when there is a nice floral backdrop to include in the scene.
Annas Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Seattle, Washington
700mm | 1/500th Sec. @f/6.3| ISO 500
Canon 1D Mark III+ Canon EF 500/4L IS USM + 1.4X Rear Adapter
Processed with Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS5.
Feel free to comment below if you like what you see or have any other observations.
Thanks for stopping by,
JayT
Thank you so much for your wonderful bird highlights, and thank you for letting me steal your “Avian Friday” phrase. I am posting northeast Seattle bird info on my blog now, every Friday.
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We had a couple of Anna’s winter in our yard this year (Gabriola Island) for the first time ever – what a treat! They visited our feeder daily. Nice to see your photo, which is great – seems our little birds never held still enough for us to get such a close look. Now, however, the male Rufous hummingbird who spends every spring here has arrived (we first noticed him about a week ago) – it seems that the Anna’s have moved on rather than have to fight with him over rights to the feeder. I hope they’ll come back in the fall.