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HummingbirdApril 29, 2008 00:13

I went on a walk at the Cosumnes River Preserve about a month ago. Then I came back to the visitor center to watch the hummingbirds. Just as I lined up a shot of one sipping at the feeder, another dive bombed it and this is what was in my shot as I clicked the [...]



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Hummingbird

I went on a walk at the Cosumnes River Preserve about a month ago. Then I came back to the visitor center to watch the hummingbirds. Just as I lined up a shot of one sipping at the feeder, another dive bombed it and this is what was in my shot as I clicked the shutter.

I got really, really lucky. :)

Linda R. Moore

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17 Comments on "Hummingbird"

1. Minkydo (1 comments.) | April 30, 2008

Beautiful creature!

2. Rayne (1 comments.) | April 30, 2008

This is an incredible capture.

3. Meg (1 comments.) | April 30, 2008

Wonderful shot! Reminds me of the song “Hummingbird” by Wilco.

4. Patty (1 comments.) | April 30, 2008

Great picture!

5. Ling (1 comments.) | May 1, 2008

Whoa! That’s neat. Shooting on the fly now :)

6. beth (3 comments.) | May 2, 2008

Wow, you are very lucky to have gotten this picture. Hummingbirds are so beautiful and it is so neat to watch them “hover”. I used to have a feeder on my patio and they’d come right up to the window.

7. Linda R. Moore | May 3, 2008

Thank you for visiting, Minkydo! Yup, absolutely enchanting. :)

8. Linda R. Moore | May 3, 2008

Thanks Rayne. I definitely got very lucky :)

9. Linda R. Moore | May 3, 2008

Hi Meg! I don’t know that song, but I’m glad you like the picture. :)

10. Linda R. Moore | May 3, 2008

Thank you Patty!

11. Linda R. Moore | May 3, 2008

*grin* @ Ling Indeed!

12. karen (1 comments.) | May 4, 2008

Wow. Great shot!

13. Dave Eshleman (1 comments.) | May 4, 2008

As an amateur photographer, (yes, I like to remember my trips too) I can appreciate this picture of the humming bird, because I can see the wings pretty clearly in the photograph.
The pictures I’ve taken have more or less always shown the wings as a blur.
Great picture of a beautiful little creature. Dave

14. katster (21 comments.) | May 5, 2008

Wow, nice pic. Way to go!

-kat

15. Linda R. Moore | May 15, 2008

Thank you Karen! I definitely lucked out–this was not the shot I was trying to get :)

16. Linda R. Moore | May 15, 2008

Thanks Dave. :) Sometimes the planets/lens align *grin*

17. Linda R. Moore | May 15, 2008

Thanks Katster! :)

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