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Walleye

(30,983 posts) Fri Dec 17, 2021, 07:43 AM Dec 2021

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Male ruby-throated Hummingbird June of this year

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Male ruby-throated Hummingbird June of this year (Original Post) Walleye Dec 2021 OP

Great photo Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #1

Thank you. These little birds are among my favorite subjects Walleye Dec 2021 #2

We have some feeders out each season Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #3

I have a second floor back deck with a plate glass window in the door. So they are very close. Walleye Dec 2021 #4

That would help. Ours are about ten to twenty feet away Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #5

They are so fast. Sometimes if you watch you can catch patterns of movement but speedy Walleye Dec 2021 #6

Handsome little devil. 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #7

For sure, I think of them as studly little guys Walleye Dec 2021 #8

So... the name is quite accurate! LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #9

Excellent image! 👏👏👏👏👏 irisblue Dec 2021 #10

Wow!! ❤ littlemissmartypants Dec 2021 #11

Amazing photo! StarryNite Dec 2021 #12

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Great photo

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 07:58 AM

Dec 2021

Walleye

(30,983 posts)

2. Thank you. These little birds are among my favorite subjects

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 07:59 AM

Dec 2021

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. We have some feeders out each season

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:00 AM

Dec 2021

And I’ve tried for some photos, but never gotten too lucky.

Walleye

(30,983 posts)

4. I have a second floor back deck with a plate glass window in the door. So they are very close.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:01 AM

Dec 2021

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

5. That would help. Ours are about ten to twenty feet away

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:04 AM

Dec 2021

next to our carport where we sit outside. Even using the long lens they are tough to catch but your photos have inspired me to try again this next summer.

Walleye

(30,983 posts)

6. They are so fast. Sometimes if you watch you can catch patterns of movement but speedy

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:20 AM

Dec 2021

3Hotdogs

(12,332 posts)

7. Handsome little devil.

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 09:08 AM

Dec 2021

Bet the chicks all go for him.

Walleye

(30,983 posts)

8. For sure, I think of them as studly little guys

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 09:12 AM

Dec 2021

LymphocyteLover

(5,638 posts)

9. So... the name is quite accurate!

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 09:14 AM

Dec 2021

irisblue

(32,932 posts)

10. Excellent image! 👏👏👏👏👏

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 10:10 AM

Dec 2021

littlemissmartypants

(22,592 posts)

11. Wow!! ❤

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 10:40 AM

Dec 2021

StarryNite

(9,440 posts)

12. Amazing photo!

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 12:30 PM

Dec 2021

Beautiful bird.

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