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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Deanneart

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Woohoo! At long last I have a Hummingbird for my gallery. I've been incredibly busy in the gardens all summer so no time for my birds except to enjoy them as I attend to the gardening chores. This time of the year we always have a lot of Ruby-throats around and yesterday there were quite a few. Maybe they were feeding up before moving on before the storm that is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Anyway, I couldn't resist and finally put my 500 back on the 40D and sat outside waiting for the Hummingbirds to feed on the salvia. I got a big kick out of the pollen on her little head. What a cutie!
Habitat
Garden
Location
Southern NH
Date taken
August 27, 2009
Scientific name
Archilochus colubris
Equipment used
40D - Canon 500 F4 + 1.4
Hi Deanne, sorry I missed this one, an excellent capture, would love to have these little guys in my garden! well done :t:
 
Stellar and first rate Deanne! So good to see your incredible bird photography again!!
 
Excelent inflight shot with rasor sharp image.

Congratulations,
Cristian
 
Another outstanding image in this set Deanne..
This would be the before shot then;)
Well done:t::t:
 
Well what a beauty for your first. A fantastic shot indeed. Wish I had a 500.
 
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Great shot. You don't know how lucky you are to have such birds in your garden!
 

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