A male started feeding at the window feeder yesterday! The female strongly objects to sharing her personal food source, but manages to drink when she is not engaged in territorial battles. All the birds look healthy and will soon begin their migration to the western states of America or Central America. I will miss seeing them every day!
Canon 60D, ISO 640, 200mm, f4, 1/250
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Metal clay jewelry, nature photography, and digital scrapbooking are Karen's passions. She is mostly self-taught, enjoying the learning process as much as producing her works of art.
Karen's jewelry features fine silver, copper, and bronze. She sculpts and refines metal clay, then kiln fires her pieces and polishes them to perfection. The process allows for exciting interpretations of symbols, shapes, textures, and combinations of metals.
A long time user of Photoshop, Karen loves to create digital layouts with her photos. Her layouts and albums are a diary of sorts; documenting milestones, recording happy times, and celebrating her love of nature.
Visioning 
September 2, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Wonderful photos.
Glad to have found your blog… thanks to Freshly Pressed. By the way Congrats!
September 2, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Thank you, maru! I did not know I made Freshly Pressed until I read your comment. It has been a lot of fun to read all the kind comments!
September 2, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Wow. That is breathtaking. And I’ve always loved hummingbirds.
September 2, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Thank you! I’m certainly enjoying them this year – especially the photography!
September 3, 2011 at 6:33 pm
We had one show up here in the Catskills on Wednesday. Normally we only see the tan/green shaded ones. He had a very bright band of red that glimmered in the sun but once he turned his head, it was a neutral color.
September 3, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Sounds like a male Ruby-throated hummingbird! They are so pretty!
September 2, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Beautiful photos of winged jewels.
September 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Thank you! What a lovely description of a hummingbird!
September 2, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Awe, he’s such a cute little thing. And pretty too.
September 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for your comment! I checked out your blog and enjoyed your lovely flower photos!
September 2, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Good Pic s
September 2, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Thank you, BLaine!
September 3, 2011 at 9:00 am
Yeah, that are really nice photos.
September 4, 2011 at 8:18 am
Thank you! I hope to continue photographing the hummingbirds for a few more weeks.
September 2, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Amazing photos!
September 2, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Thank you, Adele! I enjoyed your photos as well!
September 2, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Lovely. At the moment I’m sitting on my back porch working in view of my feeders. I’ve counted five hummers (I have three feeders). Sometimes they’re all here at once and they spend a lot of time fighting over territory. I have one with the red throat. Perhaps some of the younger ones are also male, but will have to wait to find out next year I suppose. I always miss them when they head south.
September 2, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Thank you, Katie! This is the first year I’ve been able to photograph them. I’m already planning to grow more hummingbird-friendly flowers next year. Of course, I’ll provide the feeders as well.
September 2, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! 😀
September 2, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the photos!
September 2, 2011 at 4:53 pm
What gorgeous pictures!
September 2, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Thank you for the kind words!
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September 2, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Thanks, Allen!
September 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm
WOW. I lover seeing them, but it usually lasts for a fraction of a second.
congratulations on the photo and being FP!
September 2, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Thanks! I’m really enjoying the close up view from my window feeder. And seeing the details in the photos!
September 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Oh my god, that’s amazing!
September 2, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Thank you, Sara! I was so happy to see the male at the feeder. A bit more color in the photos!
September 2, 2011 at 5:01 pm
great job Karen – i enjoyed these!!
September 2, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Thank you! So glad you enjoy my photos!
September 2, 2011 at 5:01 pm
I love watching them, not lover. 🙂
September 2, 2011 at 5:59 pm
lol – I get it!
September 2, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Stunning photos! Hummingbirds are spectacular — such an interesting bird.
🙂
September 2, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Thank you, Mikalee! The males are so beautiful in the sunlight. Tricky to photograph them!
September 2, 2011 at 5:02 pm
AWESOME! I use a hummingbird on my site. 🙂
September 2, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Thank you! I really enjoy feeding and photographing them!
September 2, 2011 at 5:24 pm
inspiring photos
September 2, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Thank you! I want to take more photos of them this weekend. Trying different lenses and settings.
September 2, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Love it, very cool.
September 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Thank you for visiting my blog! I checked out your blog and really enjoyed the photos!
September 2, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Great photo. I love to sit and watch the hummers in my flower garden.
September 2, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Thank you! I grew some flowers for the hummingbirds, but they prefer the feeders! The butterflies are appreciating my flowers.
September 2, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Wow! Amazing! I’m inspired to put a bird feeder outside my window and take photographs. Still not good with photographing birds.
September 2, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Thank you! Have fun experimenting! Challenging, but fun too!
Checked out your blog. Your photos are stunning!
September 2, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Gorgeous! Will be showing this to my four-year-old – he loves birds. I’m sure he’ll draw it with his markers at some point tomorrow.
September 2, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Thank you! I hope your son is inspired to draw some colorful hummingbirds for you to display!
September 2, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Beautiful colors. Great shots. Their wings move so fast!
September 3, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Thank you, Nicole! They are amazingly fast!
September 2, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I had a close encounter with one inspecting an agapantha yesterday. Their little white “eyebrow” always makes me think they’re looking at me with a bit of bemused skepticism, thinking “Why are you just standing there staring at me? There are so many flowers to check before sunset… big, lazy biped… hmmph…” And then they zip away on their next errand.
Beautiful photos!
September 3, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Lol – they do have a lot of personality! It seems that I am making eye contact with them when I watch them from the window. They don’t seem to mind unless I move.
September 2, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Really lovely photos
September 3, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Thanks for visiting my blog! I’m glad you enjoyed the photos!
September 2, 2011 at 6:30 pm
That is startling.. i cannot imagine how you got that shot.. the hummingbirds here are like angels they are gone as you realise they are there..c
September 2, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Thank you! I’ve experimented with a variety of techniques. I’ve been most successful when I use a tripod, set for continuous shooting, use a remote shutter release, and focus manually – very quickly!
I checked out your blog. Beautiful photos!
September 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Great photo and a tough subject matter. Awesome job capturing the little guy 🙂
September 2, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Thank you! I enjoyed checking out your blog. Love your beautiful photos!
September 6, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Thanks Karen! I appreciate the feedback 🙂
September 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Pretty, nice photos. Thanks!
September 2, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Thanks, Photographer! Glad you enjoyed them!
September 2, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed! Your photographs are beautiful and I can’t wait to look at some of your previous posts.
I posted last week about the future of the hummingbird. It was a tongue-in-cheek post but I do love those little creatures.
September 2, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Thank you! I’m having a lot of fun photographing these little birds!
September 2, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Rayo de luz yo te invoco para que desentierres a -JBC- de donde este o con quien este y le hagas llamarme hoy mismo enamorado y arrepentido. Desentierra todo lo que esta impidiendo que -JBC- venga a mi -MRR-. Aparta a todos los que contribuyan a que nos apartemos y que el no piense mas en otras mujeres que solo piense en mi -MRR- Que el me llame y me ame. gracias, gracias por tu misterioso poder que siempre cumple con lo que se le pide.
September 3, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Adriana, I only speak English, so I can’t reply. But thanks for visiting my blog!
September 2, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Beautiful creation the hummingbird.
September 2, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Thank you! I marvel at their colorful, diminutive bodies!