My dominant male Rufous

The hummingbirds around my feeder tend to come and go, with one holding the territory for a short while, and then another.... This guy stayed around his "flower" the whole day on Sunday and aggressively defended it from all comers - often hiding up in the fir and then diving down on unsuspecting interlopers. He seems pretty human friendly and let me get within about 6 feet of him. Maybe a good opportunity to get more "in-flight" shots down the line.

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Very well done. I especially like the last one.

awesome hummers- I'm jealous we don't get more down here. really like no.3

Amazing shots!

Garry Gibson wrote in post #17993395
Very well done. I especially like the last one.

Thank you - I don't usually do "backlighting" but I too am pretty happy with how it worked out.

CaptBob wrote in post #17993458
awesome hummers- I'm jealous we don't get more down here. really like no.3

Thanks! I thought about cloning out the feeder stand on the left, leaving just the bird. Do you find the stand a bit distracting?

greyswan wrote in post #17993546
Amazing shots!

Thank you!

Well done set. Congrats on the cooperative subject.