I ran across this article about raccoons liking hummingbird nectar. If your nectar is being drained during the night it is probably the work of the raccoons.
Dr. Dirt: Raccoons crash hummingbird party https://t.co/dZZFnGGUvN via @indystar
— The Best Nest of GA (@TheBestNest_GA) July 15, 2016
Just how important is it for hummingbirds to pollinate plants… Here’s an excerpt from the Audubon article below:
“What Do Birds Have to Do With It?
“Bees are clearly the most important pollinators,” says Dr. Gretchen LeBuhn, an author of the IPBES report and professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of California, Santa Barbara. “However, hummingbirds, orioles, and a variety of other flower-visiting birds do provide pollination service, although primarily to wildflowers.””
Read the entire article below
It’s not just the bees—birds are important pollinators too. https://t.co/ApmK3n0EkY pic.twitter.com/9Qz4xCEfAr
— Audubon Society (@audubonsociety) July 12, 2016
I caught this article on Burlington Free Press (USA Today). Just about everything you wanted to know about the ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbirds a speedy wonder https://t.co/hldSM03lYg via @bfp_news
— The Best Nest of GA (@TheBestNest_GA) July 11, 2016
We’re always on the lookout for great hummingbird pictures. This morning we where trolling around Facebook and ran across HummingbirdHaven.
Give the page a look…
https://www.facebook.com/HummingbirdHavenOregon
Hummingbirds are fascinating creatures. One of the most amazing facts is the migration path for these birds. Most will winter in Central America and then spend their summers as far north as the boreal forest in Canada.
Some areas of the US such as Arizona will have the birds all year round but most make the long trip.
When you think that the ruby-throated hummingbird crosses the Gulf of Mexico twice a year that’s pretty amazing. Here’s a tweet I picked up of an Anna’s in Vancouver.
Female Anna’s Hummingbird, I think … Vancouver Island. #birds #nature pic.twitter.com/iNTL5n2GRv
— Scott (@NESASK) July 7, 2016
Just how does the male Anna’s hummingbird attract a mate? Singing, Dancing? Nope through his aerial acrobatics. PBS has slowed it down for us to enjoy.
This will be the best 4 minutes of your day!
Watch the speedy hummingbird catch a female’s attention. See SUPERNATURE– WILD FLYERS 7/13 @ 8/7c. #WildFlyersPBS https://t.co/0FErQ5Vg2R
— PBS (@PBS) July 8, 2016
The live hummingbird cam from the West Texas Hummers are back. For those of us on the east coast this is an exciting live cam. You will see many different varieties of hummingbird on these feeders.
Many thanks to @TexasHummers
Here’s the main link: http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/50/West_Texas_Hummingbirds/
Enjoy!
Magnificent! pic.twitter.com/omkqvS6z2c
— West Texas Hummers (@TexasHummers) July 7, 2016
Here’s a great live hummingbird cam out of California. The cam is presented from explore.org. It’s a momma hummingbird sitting on her nest.
See it here:
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/ivy-hummingbird-cam
The problem: The more you zoom the more any shake in the camera at all will cause some blurriness in the final picture.
The answer: Just don’t touch the camera!
The photo above is a male ruby-throated hummingbird. I took this shot using a Nikon D3200 (opening price point for a DSLR) and a 200mm lens.
I put the camera on a low end tripod and had previously purchased a ML-L3 remote control for the camera ($30 at Best Buy). The remote gives me the chance to move away from the camera (max distance 16′) and above all I don’t TOUCH the camera giving me a perfectly still shot.
Give it a try, I believe the ML-L3 remote will work with many different Nikon cameras. There must be a Cannon equivalent as well.
Congratulation…
Catherine S. of Placentia, CA has won our March Photo Contest
Hands down this one was the winner:
