A Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird…
May 7th, 2006 |
| Photo by Glynn Wilson |
| Could this be a female ruby-throated hummingbird (archilochus colubris)? I got this shot with the Nikon D50 on a tripod using the digital remote designed for self-portraits and group shots. It works for bird photos as well, although you have to be in front of the camera, not behind it. Key to a shot like this is a strobe (flash), which is necessary to stop the action of the tiny, fast-moving wings. I was shooting at a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second, with the built in flash on the lowest output setting so as not to wash the thing out with too much light. |
Tags: Birds of Alabama, Feature Photos 7
May 9th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
To be sure about this species identification, I e-mailed humming bird expert Bob Sargent, who lives near here in Clay, Alabama.
“Is this a young female ruby-throated hummingbird?”
His reply?
“Looks like the real thing to me. Yes.”
Bob