Lots of hummingbird content on BirdingPI.com from Arizona, etc., but even the northeast has its own common/seasonal species, namely, the lovely Ruby-throated Hummingbird. These aren’t the best shots (shady), but still fun to see this lovely male recently at Scott Park in Millcreek Twp, PA (“Since 1800”):
Plus ‘bonus birds‘ same date/location:
Very blurry, but still nice to get a pop of the ruby throat:
An example of the perils of shooting @ 600mm – this bird was almost out of frame and looks like it’s running into a wall:
(400mm or 500mm gives a wider angle to more agilely capture quick motion and “birds in takeoff mode,” but then it’s less reach for distant birds. Always a tradeoff somewhere!)
At least with a complete bird (not cut off in the middle), the shot above could be sort of salvaged with a really close crop:
Anyway, looks like a nice day today in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and perhaps a good weekend for Global Big Day tomorrow – happy birding!
Like a cartoon strip, there’s always a cel next to it….so the cardinal is simply flying into that one!
If only handheld pan-and-shoot worked like a cartoon, it would all be so much easier 🙂