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Maureen
I love sitting out during the summers
watching the hummingbirds and
taking pictures of them. I don't
consider myself a photographer, but
I do have a terrific camera and I've
learned to trust it completely. The
hummingbirds get used to me, and
allow me to sit a foot or two from the
feeder. I am usually close enough
that I can hold the feeder with one
hand while taking pictures with the
other, something I have done a
number of times in the past, and I
have the pictures to prove it! I
surround myself with the real thing
during the summer, and my photos
all winter.
watching the hummingbirds and
taking pictures of them. I don't
consider myself a photographer, but
I do have a terrific camera and I've
learned to trust it completely. The
hummingbirds get used to me, and
allow me to sit a foot or two from the
feeder. I am usually close enough
that I can hold the feeder with one
hand while taking pictures with the
other, something I have done a
number of times in the past, and I
have the pictures to prove it! I
surround myself with the real thing
during the summer, and my photos
all winter.
The Hummingbirds
Here in northern New Jersey, we have only one species of hummingbird - the
Ruby-Throated hummingbird. They arrive usually during April and stick around
until at least September. I normally wait until they have been here for a few
weeks to let them get established before I start imposting myself on them to
take pictures.
Once they are settled, I start sitting outside near the feeder, gradually moving
in closer until my presence no longer intimidates them. It is at that point that I
start taking photos. I continue all summer long until the last hummingbird has
left for the winter. Labor day is normally the last good weekend I have to take
photos. After that they start thinning out and it takes until the end of
September, sometimes the beginning of October for the last of them to leave.
It usually depends on the weather - if they leave early I know we are in for an
early winter.
Ruby-Throated hummingbird. They arrive usually during April and stick around
until at least September. I normally wait until they have been here for a few
weeks to let them get established before I start imposting myself on them to
take pictures.
Once they are settled, I start sitting outside near the feeder, gradually moving
in closer until my presence no longer intimidates them. It is at that point that I
start taking photos. I continue all summer long until the last hummingbird has
left for the winter. Labor day is normally the last good weekend I have to take
photos. After that they start thinning out and it takes until the end of
September, sometimes the beginning of October for the last of them to leave.
It usually depends on the weather - if they leave early I know we are in for an
early winter.
Hummingbirds by Maureen
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| Latest News |
03/20/09
It's been a really long time
since I've updated anything
here, so I thought I'd at least
add a new note or two to let
everyone know that I'm still
around. I'm still taking lots of
photos, and looking forward
to the 2009 hummingbird
season. I will be putting a
hummingbird feeder out for
the first time this weekend,
and hope to spot a little jewel
within a couple of weeks.
I'm still feeding all of my
other birds, and have been
taking photos of them
year-round. There are a lot
of new photos on my
Webshots page.
I am hoping that maybe this
summer I will find the time to
update this site, add new
links to albums and also to
go through the thousands of
photos that are sitting on my
computer just waiting until I
have time to work with them.
Most of my hummingbird
photos from 2008 need to be
cropped, and I just haven't
been able to get to them.
This summer I plan to have
new plants in my backyard to
hopefully attract
hummingbirds, butterflies,
bees and hummingbird
moths. See my Bubbleshare
site for photos some of these
little friends from last
summer, or watch a
slideshow on my Webshots
page by clicking here.
Enjoy!
Maureen
It's been a really long time
since I've updated anything
here, so I thought I'd at least
add a new note or two to let
everyone know that I'm still
around. I'm still taking lots of
photos, and looking forward
to the 2009 hummingbird
season. I will be putting a
hummingbird feeder out for
the first time this weekend,
and hope to spot a little jewel
within a couple of weeks.
I'm still feeding all of my
other birds, and have been
taking photos of them
year-round. There are a lot
of new photos on my
Webshots page.
I am hoping that maybe this
summer I will find the time to
update this site, add new
links to albums and also to
go through the thousands of
photos that are sitting on my
computer just waiting until I
have time to work with them.
Most of my hummingbird
photos from 2008 need to be
cropped, and I just haven't
been able to get to them.
This summer I plan to have
new plants in my backyard to
hopefully attract
hummingbirds, butterflies,
bees and hummingbird
moths. See my Bubbleshare
site for photos some of these
little friends from last
summer, or watch a
slideshow on my Webshots
page by clicking here.
Enjoy!
Maureen
I created this site to share
my love of hummingbirds
with the world. I have
included many of my
photos, a couple of video
clips and links to my other
sites as well as different
websites that I enjoy.
my love of hummingbirds
with the world. I have
included many of my
photos, a couple of video
clips and links to my other
sites as well as different
websites that I enjoy.
Photo #2004-0209 & 2004-0210
Photo #2005-1153 & 2005-1172
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