Black Chinned Hummingbird, Junction, Texas

And now for something completely different. During my camping trip with my son's Boy Scout troop last weekend, I managed to get 30 minutes or so to play with a long lens and flash near the hummingbird feeders at the South Llano River State Park ranger station. They had 6 feeders and the birds were clever enough to avoid the ones near where I was doing my very best tree impression. Nevertheless, a few ventured close enough for me to grab a shot or two and this was the best of the collection. It's about a 50% crop from the original frame.

I'm pretty sure this is a female Black Chinned Hummingbird but, if I'm wrong, please let me know.

Posted on Friday, May 27th, 2011 in: All Images, General, Nature, Travel, Archilochus alexandri, bird, Black Chinned Hummingbird, female, hover, hummingbird, South Llano River State Park, texas, tx

Exif Information

ApertureValue: f/16
ShutterSpeedValue: 1/179 sec
ISOSpeedRatings: 200
ExposureProgram: Manual
ExposureBiasValue: 0 EV
Flash: Compulsory Flash, Return light not detected
FocalLength: 250 mm
Model: NIKON D700
Make: Nikon Corporation
MaxApertureValue: f/5.7
MeteringMode: Center Weighted Average

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Mikael Lugnegard on May 27th, 2011 at 5:45 am

Wow, what a fantastic photo!
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bloggauta on May 27th, 2011 at 5:53 am

Awesome. Toma perfecta; congelada la velocidad del Colibrí. En Venezuela tenemos muchas aves de este tipo; es un reto para nosotros, los que tenemos una cámara “Point and Shot”, lograr fotos como esta. Saludos Dave..!!
Evan Gearing on May 27th, 2011 at 7:00 am

Nice job Dave! It turned out awesome!
Curt Fleenor on May 27th, 2011 at 7:12 am

Great capture Dave!
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atmtx photography on May 27th, 2011 at 12:34 pm

Looks like he is dancing for you. Nicely captured.
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Scott Wyden Kivowitz on May 27th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

Amazing capture dude!
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Van Sutherland on May 28th, 2011 at 7:22 am

Nice capture, Dave, and I think you’re correct in calling this a female Black Chinned.
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Framed and Shot on May 28th, 2011 at 10:24 am

Congratulations! This is a very challenging photo! Excellent sharpness and dof. Well done!
andrey samolinov on May 29th, 2011 at 9:23 am

Excellent shot! Wonderful moment
Excellent!
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Jenn on June 1st, 2011 at 9:15 am

This is a beautiful shot! I’ve always wanted to spend some time playing with my longer lenses, but never seem to find it. Nice work!
Dave Wilson on June 1st, 2011 at 11:42 am

Thanks, Jenn. A good way to force yourself to play with a given lens is to go for a walk with nothing but one camera and one lens then see what you can come up with. Give it a shot!
Ken White on October 3rd, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Great shot Dave. I can’t wait until the spring day one of these little guys comes calling at my feeder.
Jeffrey K. Edwards on April 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm

Dave – great image, you were absolutely correct!