Shooting hummingbirds

[DucksNuts]

But you wouldnt, would you?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Hawaiian Kings had great capes made from those tiny iridescent feathers.

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Hawaiian Kings had great capes made from those tiny iridescent feathers.

That explains why there are no hummingbirds in Hawaii.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by HLJ

That explains why there are no hummingbirds in Hawaii.

No not Hummingbirds, Iiwi, Apapane and Anianiau... tiny little honey creepers. Thousands and thousands to make one cape.

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

But you wouldnt, would you?

Of course I wouldn't. I spent Tuesday night trying to get two of them accustomed to me. Here are a few more pictures.

(1) If you look closely, you can see that his beak is open and his tongue is sticking out:



(2) Female drinking...


(3)Male blinking...


(4) Here's the male taking a break. He looks a lot different when he's sitting.



(5) These pictures are starting to look the same, so just two more.



(6) I'm trying to train them to perch on my hand. It's difficult to hold the camera and focus and take the picture with only one hand. This picture give you an idea how small the hummingbirds are.