"Padraig" wrote in message
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But the hummingbird pics? They require deliberate stalking, or at least
lying in wait. You have to be ready to shoot when a "model" comes along
and "poses" because they don't pose for long. And they're pretty solitary
animals. They don't flock like finches or even crows for that matter.
Normally I see them one at a time. Rarely more than two. The most I've
seen in the yard at one time is three.

I've only once seen a hummingbird, while I was staying with friends in Puget
Sound. I thought hummers were tropical birds and couldn't believe what I saw
so of course I rushed for my camera. I shot the bird with excited, shaky
hands, through a large window and since the dwelling was in prime growth
forest the lighting wasn't ideal.

Ah well, I tried, and I remembered what the shot was when it was printed.

Yes, it was that long ago, in 1990.

Mary