Spring is coming! Anna hummer & bloom

[TacomaJack]

I got this Male Anna the other day while watching for migrating Rufous's.

Lot's more here:
http://1-4u-computer-graphics.com/Hummingbirds.htm

 

[Christena]

WOW!! That is some serious detail...nice shot!

 

[JaniceL]

Incredible.

 

[Leia]

Beautiful! great capture.

 

[amycramer]

Truly captures spring. I especially like the 3rd photo on your link page. Some amazing photos on that page.

 

[TacomaJack]

Truly captures spring. I especially like the 3rd photo on your link page. Some amazing photos on that page.

Thanks for the nice comments.
This is a little like that third picture. Just cropped from the one I posted.

Even though they look big here, the hummer is the size of my pinky and the flower bloom is the size of my pinkies nail. Just some perspective.

 

[JDueckPhoto]

The feathers on the head look amazing close up.

 

[raysot]

Nice shot!

You win!!

 

[TacomaJack]

Another up close and personal shot. Remember these little guys are the size of your pinky.

 

[JaniceL]

Beautiful. I've never been able to capture the gorget of the male.

 

[BobH]

Very nice shots! How did you ever get that close to him?

 

[TacomaJack]

Very nice shots! How did you ever get that close to him?

Well in my case, it is planning that does it. And the right lens to get close.
I have Anna hummingbirds year round and study their habits.
Then I set up ahead of time and then it is a matter of patience, lots of it waiting, for them to show up at the flowers.
I pour a little nectar on a section of flowers and eventually they will get to it and come back to it later also.
I set up on tripod and use my Nikkor 70-300mm VR (sometimes with a 1.4 TC).