BY BUTTERFLY FARM & GARDENS OF SAN ANTONIO

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Sharing


We are so glad that Julie contacted us and sent a beautiful picture of one of her hummingbirds. She gave us permission to post it here. Thanks Julie.

Photo Tips


A few tips on how to get closeups of hummingbirds:


1. Once your birds are accessing your feeders move them closer and closer. Remember they access different flowers all the time, your feeders don't have to stay in the same exact place.


2. Your goal is to get the feeders close to where you can sit comfortably. Place the feeder at eye level, even if you will be sitting.


3. The feeder should be placed in acordance with your camera's capabilities. If you have a telephoto lens, than it doesn't have to be too close. If you don't have a telephoto lens don't worry you can still get pretty close.


4. If your camera has auto focus, you may have to go to manual and pre-focus to where you know your hummingbirds will be just infront of the feeder. Since you know hummingbirds are very fast, if possible, set the shutter at 200 or more.


5. Regarding your comfort: Think tripod, monopod, or just a sling from the nearest overhang to support your telephoto lens. Be creative and good luck.


Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Scarlet




This is Scarlet at the feeder about 10AM central 5/30/07.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

This is one of Rhet and Scarlet's babies we would like your comments as to what we should call this young female.
This is Rhet's mate which we call, of course, Scarlet.

The Humdinger News


This is Rhet, territorial male hummingbird, that access our upstairs patio feeder.