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Jobird
Thursday 27th July 2006, 13:11
Thought you might like to see this amazing video. Russ Thompson of Louisville,Ky. has a Male RT eating out of the palm of his hand (about 1/2 way through the video.)

Hope you enjoy it ;)

http://tinyurl.com/odjch
SesG
Thursday 27th July 2006, 14:17
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
r2didi2
Thursday 27th July 2006, 16:31
Wow, awesome!

I was out in Curacao recently - my first time photographing hummingbirds (blue-tailed emerald and ruby-topaz). By the end of the two weeks, some of the hummers (including some inquisitive juveniles) were getting so close to me (checking me out!) that I found myself frequently unable to use my 100-400 mm lens!

You guys are really lucky to have such amazing little creatures :-))

Cheers
Didi
wings
Saturday 12th August 2006, 06:42
Russ' video is awesome and precious. I have been able to hold the feeder at (half) outstretched arm distance and the bird drank from it six or seven times. Next step: emulate Russ and hand feed the bird.
psychocat17
Thursday 17th August 2006, 12:13
That is a totally awesome sight. I wonder how long it took him and what stages he went through to get to that point. I've heard of hand-feeding chickadees, but this is something else. What a thrill!!
hummerman
Monday 21st August 2006, 20:58
wow and wow,we don,t get those little winged gems over here,mores the pity,but they are what keeps dragging me over the pond!
keith richter
Tuesday 22nd August 2006, 01:20
That is awsome! :eek!: :eek!:
HelenB
Thursday 14th September 2006, 22:28
If you look at my avatar, you'll see a hummingbird called a Red-billed Streamertail, sitting on my finger to feed. While we were on a cruise through the Caribbean, we stopped in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and got a taxi to take us to the nearby Rocklands Bird Sanctuary. For some more photos and information, take a look at my trip report on my website:
http://helensbirds.homestead.com/cruise04jamaica.html (http://helensbirds.homestead.com/cruise04jamaica.html)
psychocat17
Friday 15th September 2006, 12:32
Helen, I just read through the webpage. What an amazing trip that must have been. I would be in seventh heaven too, to hand feed some birds like that. Beautiful, that's worth going t Jamaica for in itself.