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First Hummingbird


First Hummingbird
Información de la foto
Copyright: Rick Price (Adanac) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5209] (17609)
Género: Animals
Medio: Color
Tomada el: 2009-06-05
Categorías: Birds
Cámara: Canon 5D MKII, Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS
Exposición: f/8, 1/500 segundos
More Photo Info: [view]
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Fecha enviada: 2009-10-05 11:27
Vista: 296
Puntos: 29
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Hi All,
Shot early this year when we met up with Evelynn and Jerry in Waterton, this is my first hummingbird image. I had to wait till one sat still long enough. This is a male Calliope Hummingbird trying to get a female to notice him with his flashy throat plumage. He would fly high into the air hover then drop down to the top of the bushes then up again several times , then he would land and display.

Calliope Hummingbird
Stellula calliope
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General Description

By Cam Finlay


Calliopes are the smallest hummingbird north of Mexico and tend to breed in the mountains and foothills. They seem to prefer rural areas rather than urban sites. They will come to feeders that are at the edge of communities. Like the Rufous, Calliope first arrives when leaves are just beginning to show in mid to late May in western Alberta. Males appear to remain on territory longer than male Rufous but do leave before the females depart. Both sexes move south through alpine meadows to winter in north west to central Mexico.
Like most hummingbirds, Calliope use nectar and sugar water as energy sources and insects including spiders for protein. When first arriving in spring, they will utilize sapsucker wells, drinking the sap and eating insects that are trapped within. Insect collection is both on the wing and foraging along tree limbs and trunks.
Calliopes nest primarily in the shrub sapling seral stage of 8-15 year old coniferous trees and range into secondary succession following logging or fire. The nest is placed on a limb or conifer cone and often on top of an older nest. Since they often breed in the cool high country, the nest is thick-walled, well insulated and usually placed under an over hanging branch to reduce heat loss. Construction is of moss and shredded bark, lined with plant down and covered with cocoons held together with spider silk. The outside is covered with lichens. Males are polygynous holding feeding/breeding territories but do not participate in nest construction, incubation or care of the young. Females lay two eggs with incubation 15 days. Nestlings fledge at about 20 days of age.

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Hi Rick,
Superb composition and POV. Congratulations.
TFS. Ferran.

Hello Rick,

Great capture of this litle bird.
Nice colours with fantastic details.
Excellent composition.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32334)
  • [2009-10-05 12:12]

Hi Rick. Congrats on getting your first Humming bird . |t was worth the waite looking at the picture. Taken with a nice pose on the grass , with fine detail and bright colours. Which shows the feathers of so well. TFS.
Nick..

great composition, very beautiful and cute, TFS Ori

Hello Rick,
congratulations on your first capture of this cute bird taken from an excellent POV with superb sharpness and splendid colours, very pleasing composition with a very lovely pose of this male Calliope Hummingbird.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2419 W: 94 N: 5591] (17778)
  • [2009-10-05 12:38]

Hello Rick,
Again a very beautiful photo. A jewel against the grey BG. The light on the hummingbird is gorgeous. Great sharpness, choice of composition and POV. Very nice eye contact. An excellent example to show us how tiny this bird is.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Rick
congratulations for your first Hummingbird shot, and what i lovely one !
ilike very much his purple and green feathers
fine details on the small bird against the big sky
Have a good night
Jacqueline

hello Rick

i am loving this kind of photo not zoomed and not zoom cropped,
very fine POV and the way it is framed with alot of free space,
fine focus great sharpness and details of the bird,
the catch-light render the photo more beautiful, TFS

Asbed

How funny...
I have a shot of this hummingbird too... sitting on the exact same twig. This is funny because we weren't there at the same time! I guess he likes that particular spot. Nice capture.

Evelynn : )

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-10-05 17:13]

Hi Friend,

Long time no see and I have missed you. Congrats on your first Hummingbird and a very beautiful one. I have not seen a Calliope before. He is posing so nicely - looks a little grumpy probably because the females are ignoring him. Sensational colors, fine details and a superb background. We have had very few hummingbirds this year - maybe they will show up now that it's cooled down a bit.

Jane

Hi Rick,
yes, Humming bird is not easy to catch, it take a lot of luck, unless you have a feeder, which I don't like to see in photo. Love the natural setting and background, you patience paid off. Congrats. Another excellent shot.
Way

hello my friend Rick
first...and exceptional,pose is particularly beautiful,in this marvellous composition with very good representative colours and the fine details,with background that elects splendid the subject,exceptional photo output!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

really a nice photograph. i am seeing this bird for the first time. thanks for sharing

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2009-10-05 23:18]

Hi Rick

A gret shot - the composition and sharp detail against the OFF BG work very well.

James

What a lovely shot, Rick! I've never seen a hummingbird except in pics and videos. I love the beautiful colous and the natural environment.
Bravo!
Goldy

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