Any Hummingbird Watchers Out There?

Got a couple in the yard today.

Lovely Photos!!

Chilly, 40*F in the North Country. ;o)

SoCal Lisa- Your hummer has lots of pretty green in it's feathers. I wonder if we have the same type? Mine seem to be more brown.

Thanks, Blessings and Teka. That is a honeysuckle vine. I have that orange one and a white one that the hummers love.

Good Luck, AuntieNance!

Thanks chick,  it worked! Just saw the first one!

Thanks, Lisa. I talked my husband into letting me buy my dream camera (I'm sick, remember? and I've been putting it to use in the backyard. I'm always amazed at the number of different birds I find just sitting in my backyard.

Hi Lisa-I looked up the exif info in photoshop:

Both pictures are ISO 2500, Shutter speed 1/6400, Fstop 5.6, no flash. They were both taken with a 400mm lens.

I'm using a new Canon 5D Markiii camera and I'm really just learning about all it's capable of.

thanks click chick I will try that..

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You take some lovely pics!

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I just saw the first bloom of the season on our Mimosa tree. That can only mean one thing--the hummers are coming! Can't wait.

AW - for those of you that followed Phoebe Hummingbird - the site is broadcasting Decorah Eagles now as the Phoebe hosts are moving out of state. Have been watching some on Bella Hummingbird also out of CA. They think she may be expecting eggs again. Waiting for chicks to fledge. But mainly addicted to my eagle cams.

http://www.bellahummingbird.com/

Anyone else have trouble with wasps at their feeders? I have been slow to get them up and wasps just swarmed the newest feeder yest. Seems to have settled down today but still around it some. They generally ignore the oldest one. Could it be because the older one has an ant guard on it? Little hummers have plenty of food - actually pretty good wildflower year despite the drought and we had good rain (for us anyway) this past week.

Clickchick - I think they always poop leaving my feeders. Like a baby - food in, poop out.

Teka -  Just love your patriotic eagle. Copied it to my Word file.

Thanks for the link, luvmygoats! Is that the male and female nesting together? They're adorable. Sorry, I don't have a feeder, so I'm not sure about the wasps. We get lots of bees here(and some so big I call them bird-bees), but not too many wasps.

I saw mama feeding them this morning. That's very addictive, watching them in the nest!