Rain... Snow... Sunshine...
The weather around here has been crazy lately. We get several inches of snow, the temperature rises and it melts, we get rain, then it snows again. I thought that I would put out my hummingbird feeder to lure some of the year-round population of Anna's hummingbirds to my window. It didn't take too long before one came zipping by to get some nectar:
If anyone is interested in hummingbirds, I recommend this PBS show you can watch online:
"Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air"
They are some of the most amazing creatures on the planet, and this video really highlights some of the things that make them so extraordinary.
In other news, a flock of 20+ robins is moving through the area, and they have sought refuge by the creek behind my house. I took the opportunity to grab some quick portraits of them:
checking me out
and a lonely little sparrow on a snowy morning:
One of my favorite things about photographing birds is that I can take a common and otherwise un-exciting bird that I have lived around my whole life and capture its beauty, thus making me appreciate how lovely even the most seemingly mundane things in life are.
1 comment:
Dude! you can see the tip of that hummer's tongue!! That is cool!
I love the shots of the robins and I know what you mean about seeing birds in a new way with your camera. I still enjoy watching robins. Right now in those larger flocks I try to discern the males from the females and laugh as they pull worms out of the mud.
That sparrow... do you think it is a young Golden-crowned?
Once again, amazing shots - keep 'em coming!
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