The Hummingbird Stretch

Hi all,

Most of our songbirds are in the midst of their Summer moult now. Many of them, including the Bluebirds and Cardinals, are quite ragged and not very photogenic. They also tend to stay hidden more, especially as they lose their tail feathers and are temporarily less agile in flight. We do continue to shoot them of course, and those who'd like to see them despite their current appearance can find all our recent moulting shots here:
http://kenn3d.smugmug.​com …t#!i=3504834826​&k=btNDKMF

So this time of year we turn our cameras mainly to the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, before the adult males leave on their southern migration and while this year's juvie population competes for all the favorite perches. Here are a few recent favorites:

Wow very nice set!

Beautiful shots.

The last one is super!

//Kenny

Excellent series of RTHs Kenn!
I sometimes think perched images of these little ones are more interesting than the hovering shots. I certainly have never had two adult males perched that closely together. I will say I agree with Kenny that your last image is a real winner. Something about the pose and the wonderful detail you captured makes it very special. Well done!

Great shots.

Good stuff! Our hummers have already gone south.

Wow what an awesome set! Absolutely fantastic!

Beautiful set! I enjoyed them enough to check out your blog!

Kenn & Temple-the Bird Whisperers!!!! Really, you guys are almost magical! Would love to look over your shoulder. Superb series, as always.

What a great set of captures, those colours are amazing.