Hummingbirds

[Greg Lari]

For me, one of the hardest BIF images to capture. Post your favorite HB shot or shots!

 

[Greg Lari]

Some more hummingbird shots-

 

[Doug Herr]

• ILCE-7M2
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM3
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Doug Herr]

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) at the University of California at Davis Arboretum

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) at the University of California at Davis Arboretum

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I saw the thumbnails and instantly thought to myself "I bet those are from Doug"

 

[iamdlewis]

So many.....
Violet-tailed Sylph

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 2000

and the female

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 5000

White-Necked Jacobin. Clearly someone failed the body parts quiz

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1000

Rainbow Starfrontlet

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 8000

Green-crowned Brilliant

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

Fork-Tailed Woodnymph

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 800

Ecuadorian Hillstar

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 500

Blue-Mantled Thornbill

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1000

Green Thorntail

• ILCE-7RM4
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 200

 

[evacguy]

Some more hummingbird shots-

Hey Greg, why post thumbnails and not the full image. I'd like to get a better look at these.

 

[iamdlewis]

And more.

Bronze-Tailed Plumeleteer

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 8000

Fiery-Throated Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 225.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 800

Garden Emerald

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 3200

Lesser Violet-Ear

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

Scintillant Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 388.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

Snowcap

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1250

Talamanca Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Wow. Triple wow!

No hummingbirds here. We do have sunbirds. I think they are related. Very pretty, related, I believe. Like hummingbirds without the steroids!

 

[Doug Herr]

Wow. Triple wow!

No hummingbirds here. We do have sunbirds. I think they are related. Very pretty, related, I believe. Like hummingbirds without the steroids!

Not closely related. family Nectariniidae in order Passeriformes vs. family Trochillidae in order Apodiformes. They've likely found similar ecological niches and both groups evolved to take advantage of the habitat, called convergent evolution.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Not closely related

Thanks! I can discard the carelessly picked-up misapprehension

 

[iamdlewis]

Wow. Triple wow!

No hummingbirds here. We do have sunbirds. I think they are related. Very pretty, related, I believe. Like hummingbirds without the steroids!

Hummingbirds are the one bird the "new world" has that the "old world" gets to be jealous of. They put up a good fight but so many other types we don't get here.

 

[iamdlewis]

A couple more
Anna's

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 2500

Allen's

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iamdlewis]

A wasp trying to fly too close to a Talamanca Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[iamdlewis]

White-throated Mountain-Gem

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 303.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 8000

Volcano Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 8000

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 8000

Talamanca Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 309.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 8000