I'm still shooting with my trusty K-5 IIs and DA*300... and still obsessed with hummingbirds and nectar plants that attract them
The following Ruby-Throated Hummingbird images are all from this summer. Shots with blooms are identified by the plant name.
Tithonia rotundifolia 'Mexican Sunflower'
1/2000s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso640
Zinnia elegans
1/1600s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso1250
Justicia brandegeana 'Shrimp Plant'
1/2000s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso1600
Stachytarpheta mutabilis var. violacea - 'Purple Porterweed'
1/2000s f/5.0 at 300.0mm iso2000
Salvia gachantivana 'Cundinamarca Sage'
1/1250s f/7.1 at 300.0mm iso320 (Pentax 540 flash for fill)
Salvia cuatrecasana x guaranitica 'Elk Magenta'
1/2000s f/5.0 at 300.0mm iso800
Salvia gauranitica 'Blue Ensign'
1/2000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso1600
Iochroma cyanea 'Royal Queen Purple'
1/2000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso2000
Lonicera sempervirens 'Dropmore Scarlet' honeysuckle
1/1600s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso2000
Cuphea 'Vermillionaire' - one of the many 'Cigar Plant' hybrids
1/2000s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso1250
Cuphea 'David Verity'
1/2000s f/5.0 at 300.0mm iso640
Silene regia 'Royal Catchfly'
1/2000s f/7.1 at 300.0mm iso1600
A recent migrating immature male stretching
1/800s f/7.1 at 300.0mm iso1600
Thanks for lookin'!
Bud
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