First Nature shot with my 60d

I stumbled upon this hummingbird while I was taking pictures of my kids at the neighborhood park. I hear this squeaking sound in a tree and see this tiny bird sitting on a branch. I didn't recognize it as a humming bird till it left the scene. About 15 minutes later it returned and thought I was ready for it.

They are fast little suckers!!

The first picture I took was the first time I was able to get it in flight while hovering instead of zooming around.

When I inspected the photo I was dissapointed to see specks in the picture, I thought I got dirt on my sensor. However when I looked at the 100% crop I noticed it was flies the bird was eating. Neat!

Again, my first wildlife shot... ever.. What do ya think?

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I had no idea hummingbirds ate bugs. I thought they just sipped sugar water and licked the nectar out of flowers. Pretty neat shot.

Very nice catch Chris, man you are much quicker than me. I tried so many times to photograph the hummingbird during flight in our area and was never successful. Great job!

RobertXS, I'm right there with you - didn't know they ate bugs either. That was the only reason I got the shot, it hovered for what seemed like a quarter second to snap up a fly before it took off again!

joedelak, Thanks! Sometimes its better to be lucky than good I guess. I would have liked to get a closer shot but I had to keep my 70-200 all the way back just to keep that sucker in frame

You've got a good image there Chris, getting the Hummingbirds body in focus and the wings slightly blurred (to show motion) is what many people aim for. Well done

Cool capture of that behaviour. They need protien, too. What a beginning for your first.
Rex

I find that very impressive Christopher!
I'm sure I couldn't repeat the feat you've accomplished w/your 1st wildlife images. We're certainly glad you chose to share with us.
It's my understanding that hummers catch a lot of insects when rearing young. Is there any chance they've bred and have offspring in your area?

Thanks guys, I think I'm getting hooked trying to get a different shot of these guys. Just ordered a hummingbird feeder

Camfan I'm looking for a nest bust havent found it yet, they are tiny from what I read.