The hard to photograph Archilochus colubris

[street]

Archilochus colubris? I think that is the name for this Hummingbird. If not let me know. Everyone knows how fast these birds are but I didn't realize how fast they were until I tried to photograph them. They would be posed perfect on their perch and when I pushed the shutter they would hear the mirror snap up and would move 3 to 4 inches before the shutter snapped, causing the photo to be out of focus. I would only get about 1 out of 5 shots. Boy!!! They are fast!!!!!

 

[gasbag]

Those are beautiful photos. Good work!!!!!!!

 

[Rumrunner]

Great photos. Hard to get those guys to pose.

 

[doccash]

I like those shots but #5 is my favorite, good job. Dr.C.

 

[WendyZXZ]

Those are great pictures!

 

[street]

I like those shots but #5 is my favorite, good job. Dr.C.

Thanks Doc! I appreciate the compliment. Actually photo 5, 6, 7 are the same photo. Just different amounts of cropping

 

[chiefbg]

Is that the same as hunting over bait? :?

 

[street]

Is that the same as hunting over bait? :?

I like to think of it as fishing with live bait!!! :wink:

 

[gunsbam69]

I wish I could take pics that good of a Ruger revolver that's just sitting there holding still

 

[street]

Believe it or not, but it is just as hard to take a good picture of a firearm as it is a hummingbird. The polish finish of a firearm reflects every stray bit of light around, and you are basically taking a picture of something that all of the detail is dark. You have to light up the detail without getting any reflections. Not an easy job.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Those are great. Wifie has tried taking pictures of Hummers and like you said it is hard.

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

Very nice pic's!!
Like you say they are a hard bird to get a good shot of.
Terry

 

[jeffnles1]

very nice.

 

[KWYJIBO]

Those are great pictures, and I appreciate your giving the bird's Latin name, as I'm a student of animal taxonomy. Assuming you've identified this species correctly, its common name is ruby-throated hummingbird.

The Latin binomial doesn't necessarily tell us anything about the animal, but for what it's worth, I think archilocus translates to "ancient place," and colubris apparently means "snake-like."

Besides the ruby-throated, there is one other species in this genus: A. alexandri, the black-chinned hummingbird.

A. colubris is the smallest hummingbird found east of the Mississippi in the U.S., but it is medium-sized among all hummingbirds. Google and Wikipedia are my friends!

 

[street]

Those are great pictures, and I appreciate your giving the bird's Latin name, as I'm a student of animal taxonomy. Assuming you've identified this species correctly, its common name is ruby-throated hummingbird.

The Latin binomial doesn't necessarily tell us anything about the animal, but for what it's worth, I think archilocus translates to "ancient place," and colubris apparently means "snake-like."

Besides the ruby-throated, there is one other species in this genus: A. alexandri, the black-chinned hummingbird.

A. colubris is the smallest hummingbird found east of the Mississippi in the U.S., but it is medium-sized among all hummingbirds. Google and Wikipedia are my friends!

Thanks for the info. I just guessed at the name as it 's description was the best match for that name. And yes Wikipeda and Google is where I did my research. :lol: