White Throated Mountain Gems

Delightful! How long did it take for your reflexes to adjust to the speed of these? I only saw these on Day 16 of a 17 day trip.
 
welshwizard645 said:
Delightful! How long did it take for your reflexes to adjust to the speed of these? I only saw these on Day 16 of a 17 day trip.
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Ha!

Well, I quite quickly realised that my reflexes / photographic skills were not up to chasing hummingbirds.

However, watching them go about their business, it quickly became apparent to me that their behaviour was reasonably predictable....in a slightly chaotic way! That is to say, they would visit pretty much every open flower on a particular plant. So, I chose flowers with good light / a nice PoV / background and held them in frame until a bird visited, made sure focus switched to the bird and then snapped away!
 
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I find it hard to imagine a birding environment so rich that a humming bird is the warm up act ;) :LOL:, Nice shots though.
 
Yes, when you put it like that, you're right, it's a pretty special place...and thank you kindly. :)
 
"Excellent" set of wildlife style captures Ian.
 
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