These photographs of hummingbirds silhouetted against an evening sky were taken when a thunderstorm had just finished rumbling away. There were three of them, doing their aerial acrobatics and trying to prevent each other from getting to the feeder. Hummingbirds don't flap their wings like other birds--they move them in a figure-eight formation. This is why they are the only birds capable of flying backwards.
Cibolo, TX - I remember Cibolo, the Cibolo Creek and Kardy's Airfield. I used to live in Bracken as a teenager and infact learned how to fly 32 years ago at Kardy's in Cibolo. I just GoogleEarthed for Kardy's and it looks like a subdivision - Really?
Great hummingbird photos!
Ed
Hi Robin, These were excellent photos and really quite unusual. So well done. I still have only my short video of the Hummingbird sitting on my fence, but I will capture one soon hopefully.
Hi Robin, Fabulous pictures--you have to be pretty darn quick to get them. I thought it was just Connecticut hummingbirds who wouldn't let others eat with them--I had never seen it elsewhere. You put that myth to rest! Happy birding.
Robin great shots! How exactly did you get these? Did you change your shutter speed?
Robin, those are great shots. I love the fact that they were taken in the evening, it really adds to the dramatic effect.
Thanks, everybody! I took these shots with my fancy new camera, which is not good in low light conditions (at least on automatic). But this time, it really helped to make the photos more interesting.
Absolutely fascinating photos, Robin! And I learned something along the way too ... did not know about the figure eights.
Ed, Kardy's just seems to be a boat and RV storage place now. It's hard to a land a plane in the middle of a subdivision.
Now I didn't know that Humminbirds could fly backwards, nor did I know they flapped their wings in that motion. Very interesting!
great photographs and a very interesting fact about their figure 8 wing pattern. Have a great holiday weekend.
Echoing Greg and John T, Robin. Very interesting information, indeed. That would make hummingbirds unique, wouldn't it? Thanks for the great photos.
That could be a study in silhouettes, too. Very beautiful pictures. I especially like that last one.
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