Aerial Combat!!!

[poloman]

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[Dansndais]

That is an Awesome picture!!!
How far? What lens? and what settings?

[poloman]

Thanks Dansndais!
6 feet: Canon 100-400L IS; F7.1; 1/1000; ISO 320; hand held from a lawn chair. They were flying all around my head! :)

[aligater]

Thats an unusual shot,next time ask it to fly towads you. ;) What sort of bird is it ?

[Najo]

That is a hummer, and a very cool shot!

[canonloader]

Lot of 'combat' going on here in the last few days too. They must be migrating South already, coming through here on their way. :)

[zippy25]

Really cool shot. The feet are incredible. Although it is a hummingbird, it really looks like it is beginning a dive to snag a mouse. Cool shot!!

[Borderfox]

superb

[poloman]

Thats an unusual shot,next time ask it to fly towads you. ;) What sort of bird is it ?
Ruby throated hummingbird.
I have put in my request. Tough to talk to them though as they zip by at a million miles per hour!:)

[poloman]

That is a hummer, and a very cool shot!
Thanks Najo:)
It's hard to get even one decent one as I'm trying to fill the frame as much as possible and tracking them is impossible. (at least for this human!)

[poloman]

Lot of 'combat' going on here in the last few days too. They must be migrating South already, coming through here on their way. :)
We must be getting a few from farther north. They won't leave here until October.

[poloman]

Really cool shot. The feet are incredible. Although it is a hummingbird, it really looks like it is beginning a dive to snag a mouse. Cool shot!!
Thanks zippy!
Actually, hummingbirds here are predatory but they don't feed on mice. They swarm deer in large numbers like piranha.:):)

[poloman]

superb
Thanks Borderfox!

[jnbradley]

Great timing- that has to put the panning technique to the ultimate test.

[Cooper911]

Bravo...that is one sweet BIF! Good work.

[zippy25]

Thanks zippy!
Actually, hummingbirds here are predatory but they don't feed on mice. They swarm deer in large numbers like piranha.:):)
Really. Wow. What do they do?

[poloman]

Great timing- that has to put the panning technique to the ultimate test.
:):) It's more like jiggling technique! :)
Thanks!

[poloman]

Bravo...that is one sweet BIF! Good work.
Thanks Cooper! Sure is tough and frustrating. Don't really know what you have till later.

[Win]

Nice shots, these little guys are sure a lot of fun. I have two feeders right in front of my office window and watch their antics all day. Today there was a small lizard on the patio and two hummers were about a foot over his head taking a look.

Wish work didn't get in the way of taking pictures.;)

Win