Hummers are Back in Town *and* I Have A Camera!!

I’m having a lot of fun with our new Canon Powershot AS650 IS, the camera I’ve been lusting after for some time. We got it at Costco, bundled with a photo printer and extra 1G SD card.

One of my favorite subjects is hummingbirds. Here are a couple of the local rowdies.

Hummer

D’awe, look at those teensie feetses! Don’t be fooled, however, by their diminutive uber-cuteness. Although neither of these birds is even as big as my thumb, they buzz around sporting some serious ‘tude. Hummers are very territorial, and they spend a lot of time and energy chasing each other and trying to be Big Bass Ass Hummer of the ‘Hood. The guy with iridescent head literally stands guard in a tree overlooking one of the feeders, attempting to chase off any interlopers by zooming straight at them and cussing them out in high-pitched, electronic sounding tones.

Another hummer!

Some of the birds scare off easily. Others just kind of look at him like, “Whatever, dude,” and go back to sipping their sugar water.

3 Comments

  1. Emma McCreary:

    Wow, that’s quite a close-up!
    Hmm, I’m jealous! Maybe I will invest in a hummingbird feeder. =)

  2. Holly:

    :D I highly recommend it, Emma. The hummers will come up and sit on the feeder while it’s in my hands, if I’m still for a few minutes. Their buzzing closely around me so fast with those sharp beaks took some getting used to in order for me to not flinch! I learned to relax while they zoom everywhere, and now they come right up and drink.

    They have me well trained. Heh.

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