Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Shawn Weigelt
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
August 9, 2008
Carmel, Maine
When I first started seeing hummingbirds this summer I thought that they would be easy to photograph. Boy was I wrong. They almost never hold still and I haven’t been able to get a decent hovering shot where the body of the bird was in focus. Even when they perch for a few seconds I can’t do much better. Oh well, at least we can tell what it is!
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/100sec, ISO 400, f/5.6, hand held.
I couldn’t stop thinking about this picture. Last night I had a dream that a hummingbird landed on my face and left its beautiful ruby-throat feathers all over my cheek, like when the scales come off a butterfly’s wing. What a weird dream!
Maybe it has something to do with your summer freckles.