Walt, We are feeding the hummers up here in Chicago. They do go north, maybe even to Toronto. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Frank! > > I wondered how far northward these little guys migrate every year. I figured > you might see a few more this year, as hot as it's been down here. If not, > they're crazy. There's really no excuse for hanging around this part of the > country in this heat when you can just fly north anytime you want. > > They are fun to shoot, and pretty gratifying when you manage to get a decent > shot of them. > > -- Walt > > On 8/7/2012 10:06 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Excellent shots! We don't often see hummingbirds up here (I've only >> photographed one in the wild and it's blurry!), so I am very envious. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> >> Sent: August 7, 2012 8/7/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12 >> >> This little guy appears to being growing accustomed to my presence near >> the feeder. It won't be long before I can park myself right under it and >> get some great close-ups. There are others who visit the yard, so I'm >> considering getting another feeder or two. >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157630955110246/ >> >> Taken with my K20D fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4-5.6 >> >> And, yes, I've been told not to use the nectar with the red dye, so I'll >> go to plain simple syrup when this nectar runs out. I just assumed that, >> being labeled as "hummingbird nectar" it was OK to use for hummingbird >> nectar. >> >> Comments and suggestions welcome as always! >> >> -- Walt >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
