One day last week when I was outside photographing butterflies in my backyard, a ruby-throated hummingbird came along. Given that my 200mm macro lens depends on manual focus, image clarity depends on a fair bit of luck. And I was lucky that day.
Consequently I’ve a sequence of eleven photos to show of this particular hummingbird, of the approach and continual feeding.
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The hummingbird spent about 10 minutes at the feeder and repeatedly would leave and then return for a portion more.