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Delicacy
2008.05.05
1. She approaches the feeder in the sunlight!
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2. You can see her face clearly through the blur of her wings!
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3. Her tiny feet are getting ready to perch.
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4. As she gets her balance, note her tiny tongue protruding from her beak, getting ready to siphon the nectar.
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5. Now she is still -- long enough to take a few sips.
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6. She drinks some more . . .
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7. . . . and tilts her head back to let gravity do its thing. I'd swear those are sequins on her back and not feathers at all.
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8. Coral bells -- also delicate.
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9. Shimmering Azaleas
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10. Literary reference: Jane Eyre has these in her wedding bouquet. (Convulvulous)
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11. Morning glory -- as wide and mesmerizing blue as the sky itself
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The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds came to my feeder today for the first time this season. I sat for over an hour with my camera waiting to see again the resplendent male, but only the females came to the feeder during that time. Not that they aren't lovely as well. I can't get over their tiny feet! The male's colors are amazing, though. Like jewelry glinting in the sun. Today when I saw him on my way down the porch steps to the garden, he was practically in my ear! I felt his hum and turned to where he hovered just a couple feet away from me -- long enough to have eye contact and for me to greet him before he glided away. They will hang out mostly at the feeder until my Monarda blooms, and then we'll have them darting among those red explosions as well. I'm hoping the trumpet vine and honeysuckle produce blooms for them this year.
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Merveilleux : photos superbes !
domelia · 2008-05-04: 18:07
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Wonderful shots - especially the hummers. Mine have been visiting for a few weeks now, and I feel so privileged when they pay a visit while I'm near the feeder.
ncshutterbug · 2008-05-04: 19:43
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Basolutely superb hummingbird shots! So crisp and close! Amazing, especially #1.
Madoc · 2008-05-04: 20:15
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Great captures!
amberkay · 2008-05-04: 23:22
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Pic 7, my fav, what posture! Really well done !!!!
????? · 2008-05-05: 03:33
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Tu réussis quasiment à nous donner autant de plaisir à admirer tes photos que tu en as, j'imagine, à les prendre. C'est très fort ! Bravo ! Elles sont tellement éblouissantes de beauté et émouvantes...
????? · 2008-05-05: 06:37
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Fantastic shots! What a series! We don't have hummingbirds in Europe, only quite similar... moth :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum_stellatarum
astrobrojler · 2008-05-05: 13:23
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Absolutely perfect! Just love the sharpness of the pictures! Congratulations!
ee97056 · 2008-05-05: 15:31
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I don't know how you do it! your reflexes and timing are so good - to catch these exquisite moments. I love the head tilted back in picture 7
JuliaGotz · 2008-05-05: 23:45
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1st one is fabulous ! But shame that there isnt a bit more of the flower ! ^^ but it stlll be perfect bird shots :)
????? · 2008-05-06: 16:21
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The hummingbird shots are amazing!
ArtgirlKris · 2008-05-06: 16:54
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Gorgeous shots. I love hummingbirds.
Lynda · 2008-05-12: 17:50
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Fantastic shots!!
Gripe · 2008-05-27: 03:35
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