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Wintering hummingbird (1 Viewer)

Last night it was -4F/-20C. The high today was 19F/-7C.This is a bird that likes to live in California, not here with temperatures like that. Amazing to me! Regards,bob
 

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Bob, I'm continually amazed by this little girl's toughness! I'm so glad you continue to post her picture. I think about her often and am so glad to know she's still around.
 
I'm so happy that she is still around. She certainly looks healthy enough so you must be doing something right. Are you making your own sugar water? The pictures are stunning. KY has certainly had it's share of bad weather this winter - what a tough little bird. Thanks for keeping us updated. I always look in to see how she's doing.
 
bobky said:
Hi Beverly,

We are getting snow again this morning. Here is another tongue shot from a few days ago. Cheers,bob

http://home.insightbb.com/~bstaib1/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-600900.html
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Wow Bob,

I think you have inspired me to take up photography. Any advice on what type of digital camera to use to get such great pics? I bet the cold and snow doesn't seem nearly as bad when you have such a beautiful bird to take care of. Keep posting the pictures, they're great.

Kris
 
Hi Kris and NCLady,

Thanks.

Yes, we are using a homemade 3 to 1 water to sugar mixture. Also, we are feeding her a commercial product designed for use by zoos,etc.,called Nektar Plus.

It snowed again this morning:

http://home.insightbb.com/~bstaib1/wsb/media/571404/site1051.jpg

With a window feeder you can get very close and you won't need a long zoom lens. I'm using a Canon S50 which has a time-lapse feature. I usually just set the camera up and let it fire away automatically using that feature. You can vary the interval from 1 to 60 minutes and take up to 100 pictures,depending on how big a memory card you have. The S50 is a very nice 5 megapixel, 3X optical zoom, camera that is now selling for less than $350.00 on the internet. If you are going to take pictures from a distance, then I recommend cameras with at least 10X optical zoom. Olympus C750, Panasonic FZ10,etc.

Here are some good sites for camera reviews:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/cameraList.php

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/

The last site has a very good forums section with all the popular cameras.
Let me know if I can answer any questions for you. Cheers.bob
 
Lovely photos, and a gorgeous bird. It must be great seeing her each morning - it adds a real sparkle to the day for you, even on work days!
 
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Delighted to hear it, Bob.

The Green-tailed Towhee, a couple hours north of you in New Albany (just across the river from Louisville) has been gone since the 5th.
 
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