Wildlife photography is like hunting and fishing, you go to enjoy the.... -- scoop76cs 07/26/2019 3:11PMHummingbirds at a feeder can be quite tame
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Wildlife photography is like hunting and fishing, you go to enjoy the.... -- scoop76cs 07/26/2019 3:11PM I've had feeders out for 15yrs. & have only had Ruby Throated in Va. Never -- 7Hokie1 07/26/2019 1:45PM I kept waiting for something to happen, yet it never did ** -- Baltimore Hokie 07/26/2019 12:00PM U know what scares me, we have many things in common. -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 11:51AM IMHO, unless you live on the west coast, you're not going to see any but... -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 12:59PM Our feeder does have perches, just not very visible. We haven't -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 11:58AM I've only seen ruby-throated in VA. -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 12:47PM Bingo - (link) -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 2:03PM My post was before I saw your photos, yeah good feeder -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 12:09PM One totally unedited shot of the adult ruby-throated male - -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 12:15PM Don't use the dye, they will come to the feeder without the dye. Best not -- 7Hokie1 07/26/2019 1:42PM This dye mix I bought at Petco when I got the feeder, but you're right. -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 2:01PM Or it could be this one - -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 12:17PM Per my bird book, those are primarily found in the Rocky Mountain areas -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 12:51PM Here's the Audubon page on them -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 12:55PM I am going to have to get pictures -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 1:04PM Yeah, that is what I am getting at. -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 12:30PM No pictures for the Lounge? ** -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 11:09AM PSA reminder - clean your feeders often -- TomTurkey 07/26/2019 10:47AM I clean mine each week or less. -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 11:53AM Indeed, +8. Did that today. First batch went only three days. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:58AM The life you save may be a hummingbird ** -- TomTurkey 07/26/2019 11:02AM Are you going to post some of the 11 pictures? -- GFallsFan 07/26/2019 10:27AM They're truly bad photos - but here's a set of two - -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:35AM Clearly you need a Nikon D5 and a Nikkor 800mm f/5.6! ** -- NokieHokie 07/26/2019 12:09PM At 14" the 800mm might be a bit much. -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 12:38PM You can shoot from inside with air conditioning! :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/26/2019 12:46PM And one more - a truly exciting shot of -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:42AM At least some gopros have bluetooth or wifi phone apps so you can start -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 10:19AM My GoPro has that capability but it requires bluetooth on my PC and the -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:22AM Thank you, I didn't realize I was interested in knowing this until I read -- BG Hokie 07/26/2019 10:09AM You're more than welcome. I never knew you didn't know.** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:20AM Nice to know what we didn't know that you didn't know that we didn't know ** -- TomTurkey 07/26/2019 10:45AM Are we just a bunch of knowbodies? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:46AM Buy ** -- TomTurkey 07/26/2019 10:48AM Because you don't want to be pooped on ** -- fordham 07/26/2019 09:54AM I'll call National Geographic and let them know. ** -- Stork 07/26/2019 09:52AM Nature pic/Night sky -- hoosnowahokie 07/26/2019 09:40AM Beautiful! Thanks! ** -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 11:11AM Took some from the bottom of the Grand Canyon 6 weeks or so ago. Got a -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 09:55AM (sky shun) ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:04AM I wish! The whole sad story... night photography was the thing I think -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 10:53AM I had so many night photography fails on my vacation last week! :( ** -- NokieHokie 07/26/2019 12:11PM Clearly you need ... -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 12:38PM Mostly it was bringing the wrong lenses for the wrong scenarios ugh! ** -- NokieHokie 07/26/2019 12:48PM Ahh, you just remind me why I live in the country -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 11:57AM Ouch. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:57AM Lesson learned: Bring a spare SD card. The camera is fine. ** -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 11:02AM Why is it bad photography stuff happens when you're least prepared? -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 11:51AM Did you tell them that was your impressionist period? I thought I had -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 2:28PM I think I was mumbling to anyone within earshot, -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 2:40PM You can go fly fishing while you work ** -- 81_Hokie 07/26/2019 3:38PM Delete** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 2:42PM Whoa. That's gorgeous. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 09:43AM Wherever they were, the power cut out and it was somewhat remote Canada -- hoosnowahokie 07/26/2019 09:44AM Here's a typical night shot around Charlotte - -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 10:03AM Looks familiar ** -- CPRVHokie 07/26/2019 10:09AM Hummingbirds at a feeder can be quite tame -- 76 B210 07/26/2019 09:22AM Crap, now we are going for humble brags -- VaTechie 07/26/2019 12:03PM No bears at my feeders fortunately -- 76 B210 07/26/2019 1:15PM Cooper? ** -- EDGEMAN 07/26/2019 11:10AM Immature red-shouldered hawk ** -- 76 B210 07/26/2019 11:15AM Wow, your hummingbirds are a lot different than ours. -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 09:27AM Thanks, but not too hard when they pose like that 40 feet away -- 76 B210 07/26/2019 09:32AM In a "former life" I sat on my deck and shot hummingbirds with a "real" -- PhotoHokieNC 07/26/2019 09:39AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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