We have hummingbirds - LOTS of hummingbirds! Conservatively, we estimate that we are feeding about 100 different birds.
Sometimes, it's like a fierce air-to-air battle with a dozen or more hummingbirds buzzing around fighting for a space at the "trough". Although, since we put out 2 feeders, each with 8 feeding holes, I would think there is plenty of room. But I guess, sometimes, two quarts just doesn't seem like enough for one of those tiny little guys! :-) … (20 comments)
bird: American White Pelican Takeoff Flight Sequence
- 03/23/09 10:44 AM
A few years ago, I was fishing on Lake Pueblo in Colorado and spotted this American White Pelican sitting on a stump sticking up out of the lake. I got my camera ready and, using the trolling motor, slowly drifted toward the big bird. I was lucky to get fairly close before he decided to takeoff and I was able to get about a dozen shots of him struggling to get airborne.
Then, I combined six of the images in photoshop to show this progressive sequence of the pelican's attempt to fly. They do have to work very hard to … (12 comments)
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