allen's hummingbird

I'll try to control my anger. I promise. See? Told you I'd share the one last shot of the Allen's today, the one of him looking repentent.

One last pose and post of Allen in angry mode. Tomorrow I'll show him being repentent ;)

And here he looks downright evil :eek!:

Another shot of the Allen's hummer perched on the raspberry cane. Like most hummers, they're very territorial and that look seems to be saying "You wanna try moving in on my space? Go ahead and make my day!"

Today's shot of the same Allen's hummer. He was doing his display swings - big U-shaped loops in the clearing, up to tree-top hight and down to just above the shrub-tops - then landing to rest either on the tip of a tree branch (as in the first two shots I posted of him, when he landed in the...

Well, not really. I'm sure he was just checking the skies for predators and competitors before flying back up for some more aerial displaying. Expect more shots of Allen's hummers over the next few days. I got quite a few good ones in the hour or so I spent watching this guy and one other I...

Allen's Hummingbirds were displaying all around North Lake yesterday - looping back and forth in big U's in the air, then settling on twig ends to catch their breath. When I saw one settle on a bramble twig out in the open, I sat under a tree nearby and waited for my chance for some close-ups...

Allen's Hummingbird is bathing in waterfalls, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.

Allen's Hummingbird is bathing in waterfalls, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.

Took this with my Canon 1DMk IV and 300mm f/2.8 in my back garden handheld in natural light.

The male Allen's Hummingbird spends a good part of the day defending his territory from other hummers, and almost always choose a bare twig as a perch. A photographer's dream subject.

Male -three and one half inch.Orange brown on tail and sides; green on back and crown; red iridescent throat; white collar. This little guy was so busy chasing away other birds he landed only a few feet away and kept coming back to this branch.