Still unable to capture them in flight. Admire those who did

Headed to Hornsby Bend last Saturday. A birder told me about this Rufous Hummingbird hanging out near some Turkish Hat plants. I went there and there she was. She's a 1st year female according to the birder. Rufous is considered rare in our county. So i'm excited to have captured these.

Wish the bg is better, but you can't get everything.
Uncropped, only resized and pp'ed. C/C welcome.

500mm, f7.1, 1/100s, ISO800, 68mm tubes, flash

Whoa! Nothing wrong with these! I absolutely love the over-the-shoulder pose in the second shot, not one we see often with hummingbirds. The last shot is a stunner in every way.

Fabulous job.....'never seen such detail in hummingbird shots. The last two are amazing.

Wow, all good, 3 and 4 are great!

Wow, Fee, those are about the sharpest hummer shots I've seen. Very nice work.

Yes, Fee, I agree with the others, these are outstanding shots.

Fee Dude...Why would you bemoan these shots, when others only wish the bird would be still.

Absolutely beautiful....better go buy some mats and frames, cuz these should be on the wall. Congratulations on some beautifully exposed images.

Fee these are awesome, very very well done !

Thanks for the very kind comments Dan, Scott, Mark, Joe, Dennis, Joayne, Trevor.
Glad you enjoy the photos.

I Admire ALL of these...wishful thinking on my part..
Great series Fee.

wow you need to contact birdsandblooms.com that would be a great cover pic for their magzine the email address is editor@birdsandblooms.​com
wow

Your kind words are very appreciated Ted, Mike.
I'm not sure if these are worthy of being on a magazine cover. Many fellow POTNers take much better hummingbird photos than i do.:o

Here's a portrait in landscape orientation. The pollen on her forehead gives me a smile every time i see this photo.

Incredible in every aspect, colour, sharpness, composure.....brillian​t. Bigma is a hell of a lens as well it seems.

Fee these are amazing, excellent job! How did you get so close and how close were you?

Dan

Fee, these are fan-bloody-tastic mate. Don't sell yourself short, you've done an excellent job on these indeed. What a little beauty it is too, stunning shots of a real looker, the last 2 are knock-outs and the last landscape one you've added also. Very nice sharpness and detail to all of them. Super images as always my friend, well done.