I’m starting to edit down some of the drone footage that @elinoto got while we were in Fiji and New Zealand. So far I’m finding the footage cumbersome but I’m hoping it gets easier as I figure out the workflow.
Hummingbirds:
among the smallest but most stunning of birds
Tracy Johnson
has had hummingbird feeders in her yard in
California
for the past 20 years and eventually got the birds used to being photographed. She has several plants in the yard that they love and uses
also
a handheld feeder to help her capture closeup photos.
These amazing colors many male hummingbirds
demonstrate result both from pigmentation in the feathers and from prism-like cells within the top layers of feathers to impress females and serve territorial competition.
Natural History of Hummingbirds followed by a supplement to the natural history of hummingbirds book adorned with plates drawn and engraved by the best artists
By Lesson, RP (René Primevère), 1794-1849 Bevalet, L., Coutant, Lesson, RP Publication info Paris: Arthus Bertrand [1830-1832] BHL Collections: Smithsonian Libraries
