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.
September 2, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Incredible photos! I ought Freshly Pressed for leading me to your blog.
September 2, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Thank you, Janice! I checked out your blog and loved seeing your beautiful nature photos!
September 2, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I have many hummingbirds in my garden and I love to watch them, but I can’t photograph them. These photos were stunning!
September 2, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Thank you, Paprika! I’ve become enamored of these little birds. They have some cute and curious habits!
September 2, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Karen! Congratulations on being “Freshly Pressed”! I feel like I know a celebrity now. 🙂 I am drinking a toast (white wine) in your honour right now. Love the photos! Love that you are getting to use that awesome lens! 🙂 Congrats again!
September 2, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Thank you, Janine! Your sweet comments and friendship means so much to me!
September 2, 2011 at 10:18 pm
love thes ephotos!
September 2, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Thank you, Grace! And thanks for visiting my blog!
September 2, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Beautiful pictures!! I love our humming birds – we have them year round where I am in Western Washington. I have to wrap the feeder in strips of flannel covered with heavy socks and up the sugar content to fight against freezing weather in the winter. It is amazing to see them drinking with a backdrop of a forest covered in snow! They seem like such wise old souls with little wings.
September 2, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Thank you! My son lives in Portland, OR and he told me about the year-round hummingbirds that live in the Pacific Northwest. Seeing hummingbirds in the winter would be such an exotic and welcome sight! So glad you feed them.
I checked out your blog. Love your 9/1 post. Made me chuckle! I look forward to reading more.
September 2, 2011 at 11:14 pm
stunning shot of a very pretty wee bird
September 3, 2011 at 10:49 am
Thank you! I hope to get many more photos before they migrate.
September 2, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Remarkable photos. You have a great eye!
September 3, 2011 at 10:54 am
Thanks, Markella! I have a lot to learn. So much to remember when taking photos. But I love the challenge.
September 3, 2011 at 12:17 am
These are great. Hopefully you’ll find some new lovely birds to photograph after they have gone on their way.
September 3, 2011 at 10:57 am
Thanks so much! I do have other colorful birds at the feeders in my yard. Pretty goldfinches and cardinals will probably become my subjects soon!
September 3, 2011 at 12:35 am
wow great photos!
September 3, 2011 at 10:57 am
Thank you, Adrian!
September 3, 2011 at 12:53 am
what amazing clarity of wings…loved the dynamism in them…just too wonderful!
September 3, 2011 at 11:01 am
Thank you! I’ve experimented with various shutter speeds to freeze the motion. I also like how the wings look in the first photo!
September 3, 2011 at 1:39 am
Your photos are magnificent! What a beautiful little guy you have visiting you!!
September 3, 2011 at 11:03 am
Thank you! It has been fun identifying the males, females, and the babies.
Checked out your blog – your photos are beautiful!
September 3, 2011 at 1:41 am
Only a few days ago, I found one of these little guys in the upper loft of a friends barn. He was lying on his back with his wings spread and ruffled. I picked him up and, assuming he was dead, went to show him to my friend outside. While we were standing there gawking and talking about what a shame, he flipped over, looked around for several moments and flew away. Odd incident, and one that I really enjoyed!
September 3, 2011 at 11:07 am
Certainly an unusual and memorable incident, dinkerson! Glad he came to his senses and flew away!
September 3, 2011 at 1:52 am
really great capture…to capture the humming birds and sunbirds is not an easy task,with the speed at which they fly away…but you have captured them at an amazingly close angle…great pics…congrats on being freshly pressed!!!…:)
September 3, 2011 at 11:11 am
Thank you so much! Lately I have been standing near my tripod for hours each day – waiting for the birds to show up. Luckily they visit the feeders often!
September 3, 2011 at 1:55 am
I am in love with hummingbirds. These are wonderful pictures.
September 3, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the photos. Planning to post more soon!
September 3, 2011 at 2:18 am
Wow, these photos are SO impressive!! thanks for sharing your talent, I’m very envious! 🙂
September 3, 2011 at 11:17 am
Thank you for the kind works! I still consider myself a beginner. I keep my manuals handy and search the net for specific tips and instruction. It is not unusual to take 50-100 photos; ending up with just a few keepers. Whatever it takes is ok to get the photos I love.
September 3, 2011 at 3:24 am
i like it!
September 3, 2011 at 11:18 am
Thanks, Julia! I’m glad you enjoyed visiting my blog!
September 3, 2011 at 3:31 am
beautiful!!
September 3, 2011 at 11:18 am
Thank you, Marcos!
September 3, 2011 at 6:17 am
Nice shot.. and a very nice story.
September 3, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Oh, thanks! I enjoy sharing some explanations of the photos and the process.
September 3, 2011 at 6:18 am
Gorgeous. I love hummingbirds! Thanks for sharing !
September 3, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Thank you epibee! Glad you visited my blog!
September 3, 2011 at 6:27 am
This Image is awesome!!!….inspires me to improve my skills!!!
September 3, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Thank you! Have fun with your photography!
September 3, 2011 at 6:35 am
Wonderful pics! We do a lot of nature facts on naturecontrol.wordpress.com
I love these birds. Do you know more about them?
September 3, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Thank you! I try to include a few facts I have found through web searches. I will plan to visit your blog soon!
September 3, 2011 at 7:51 am
Beautiful pics!!
You know, I saw two humming birds near a tree outside by office building, I waited for them for quite a while with my cellphone camera on, but they didn’t come out of their nest. 😦
September 3, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Thanks, Eeshan! It can be frustrating to wait for the birds to show up. Since I have been photographing them, I learned they gradually become more trusting of humans in their territory. They fly extremely close to us when we are refilling the feeders!
September 3, 2011 at 8:05 am
Beautiful photos!
September 3, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Thank you, Kathy! I hope you visit my blog again!
September 3, 2011 at 8:13 am
Hello Ms. Chandler I’m Sean,
this morning marks the fifth day of my arrival to the WordPress neighborhood. Immediately after logging-on, directly in my sight was a splendid photograph in ‘FreshlyPressed’. Once viewing your space I had to use the next few moments to absorb an effect of inevitable beauty and calm. It is truly amazing to see these tiny creatures, unique for their acute and agile capabilities suspended in time. Extraordinary imagery preceded with an even more inviting titled page.
September 3, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Welcome to WordPress, Sean! I’m so glad you enjoyed my hummingbird post and I hope you visit again! I really appreciate your lovely comments!
September 3, 2011 at 8:24 am
This is so cool and love the bird ^_^ MASHALLAH it’s a creature beautifully created by Allah Almighty and his colour scheme is lovely!
September 3, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Thank you! The colors are what draws me to nature photography. Nothing can compare!
September 3, 2011 at 8:58 am
Wow! Awesome photos!
September 3, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Thank you, Karen! I always do my best. So nice to hear words of appreciation!
September 3, 2011 at 9:52 am
Boy, thanks Karen Chandler! You and your little friend brightened a dismal morning!
September 3, 2011 at 7:19 pm
So glad you found the photos uplifting! And I hope you will return to see my future posts!
September 3, 2011 at 11:07 am
Wonderful creature(s), thank you for sharing. Awesome!
September 3, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Thanks so much for visiting my blog! I’m glad you enjoyed the photos!
September 3, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Always a blessing to see a Hummingbird in the morning, so I assumed seeing this thru FP is a digital blessing! Thanks. 1000 Hummingbirds.
September 3, 2011 at 6:47 pm
It is a blessing to see them in the morning! Thank you for visiting my blog!
September 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Impressive capture, and such rich colours. I love the shallow depth of field effect here!
September 3, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Thank you very much! I have been using a relatively long focal length, 200mm. Will be experimenting with 300mm in the future.