Two weekends ago, i've captured a young female Rufous Hummingbird. It was my first decent hummningbird photos. I went back to the same place last weekend, the Rufous Hummingbird has left, but i saw this mature male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Perhaps it was not a breeding season, the Ruby-throated looked more like a "Orange-throated" 
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Uncropped, only resized and pp'ed. Hope you like them. C/C welcome.
I still can't figure out how to get the bill and tail in focus. The DoF is so narrow. If i reduce the aperture, the shutter speed would drop tremendously, makes it hard to shoot at 500mm.
500mm, f8, ISO400, 1/125s, EC=-0.33, 68mm extension tubes, flash
I just learned, the shiny throat only appeared in certain angle, when the light was reflected appropriately. Cool!
500mm, f8, ISO400, 1/100s, EC=-0.33, 68mm extension tubes, flash
He was quite a poser. Very cooperative too.
500mm, f8, ISO400, 1/80s, EC=-0.33, 68mm extension tubes, flash
Look at the pollen. Someone needs to give him a hair wash.
500mm, f8, ISO400, 1/80s, EC=-0.33, 68mm extension tubes, flash
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. I'm glad that Saturday morning was slow and nothing much to shoot, until the birder told my about the Rufous. Now i find hummer is one of the most exciting birds to shoot.
