two hummingbirds

Do I need to take a photo class?  I didn't know which setting to use to focus on everything - so while I played with the settings, one did end up flying away =(

There was a third hummingbird but 1 of these guys chased it away

Hey, nice I was on the 'sport' setting so I could capture it fluttering its wings:

was it looking at me?

now it's posing:

It was so sunny and nice today, I planted prim-roses and pulled weeds!  (and put some more outdoor Christmas stuff away - haha)

New Camera

I got a new camera for Christmas, now it's all about figuring out the functions - like for fast moving objects ;) Look close - it's a hummingbird trying to eat the silk flowers on my Christmas wreath (time to put away the decorations) today!

Then I shot a picture of Cannella:

and then the cat because it was sleeping with both its arms outstretched (so cute) . . . on the once folded laundry:

and then tried to get a picture of the big eagle that nests on Tolt Hill Road, but it wasn't around. We did spot a juvenile eagle - it was so massive in size:

So my sister Stacy won't be surprised that I took a photo of 'wildlife' for my first day playing with my new camera - hehe

Here Birdie, Birdie, Birdie

Since it was SO nice out, I sat on my deck and waited for some birds to do a fly by so I could take their picture ;) I was only out for about 15 minutes and I saw some golden finches:
This guy refused to eat out of the feeder while I was on the deck and would not let me photograph it either. Is it a red finch?

Then a very cool looking black bird landed on the suet for 1 second but it was a scaredy bird and flew away fast and never did come back =( I don't even know what kind of bird it was, nor do I recall ever seeing one before. I love the variety of birds we have here in Washington!

But, it's true, I really just wanted pictures of all the hummingbirds that are constantly flying around. I did get a couple of different species visiting in 15 minutes, so I thought that was pretty cool =)

I love this one - one: because it is a ruby red throat and two: because my camera cooperated ;)

There were 2 woodpeckers at the same time that landed on our railing, but they were scared of me too - and lots of opportunities to photograph the blue jays . . . but yeah, they're not exciting enough ;)

Hummingbird in Dec

This hummingbird's feathers reflected in the sun makes for a beautiful green:

Ruffling feathers and grooming:

If I wasn't zoomed in so far when I snapped this photo, I would have gotten the full head shot! But it was really cute how it was bent over so much!

I have to change out the nectar 2 times a day - it freezes SOLID and is oh so sad! Once I had the feeders in my house when one came looking for them, so I hurried and held it outside my door and it flew over and fed from it while I held the feeder in my hand - super fun =)

Two Little Hummingbirds Sittin in a Tree

Awwwwwww, I can't help myself - these little guys are so CUTE!!!

I have hummingbirds every day still - love it!! Do you love my new camera? I can take pictures from far, far away and they still look pretty decent:

No tricks needed here, they're fun to watch when they're just sitting around ;) I just want to cuddle one between my hands!

Hummingbird Video

Sweetie, remember all the days when you've asked what I did that day and my response was 'nothing really, it was pretty uneventful'?  

So, basically I am a bird watcher for a lot of the day instead of maybe cleaning, organizing or running all the errands I should . . . I try and get as close as I can to the birds (not just hummingbirds) and honestly, it's time consuming!  LoL  I admit, I have an addiction =)  Do I have to choose to 'recover' from it though?  ;)