Skywatch Friday - Hummingbird On A Limb

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I was strolling through the gardens with my head up in the skies looking for birds, planes and super heroes :) I was astounded and happily surprised to find this hummingbird perched on the top of a tree limb. I wanted to get a closer shot but did not want to scare the bird away. I always love catching birds with my camera lens.

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Comments

earthtoholly said…
Hahaha...how cute! He must think he's a dragonfly. Happy SWF!
April 28, 2011 at 5:39 PM
Jeannette StG said…
Boy, this bird literally goes out on a limb:) Great catch for Skywatch!
April 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM
Photo Cache said…
he just have to be at the very tip. happy skywatching.

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April 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM
From The Heart said…
Nice picture..and unusual! Thanks for posting.
Shirley
April 28, 2011 at 6:40 PM
LV said…
You were lucky to get this little fellow. They are usally very skittish. Great shot.
April 28, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Joanne Olivieri said…
baincardin, thank you so much.

Holly, I think so LOL

Jeanette, he certainly did :D Thanks

Photo, is always amazes me how they do that :)

From the heart, I thought it was very unusual and lucky I got him

LV Thanks, I know but I was far enough away that I could not scare him. I used my zoom lens on him :)
April 28, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Cloudia said…
great capture!



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April 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Joanne Olivieri said…
Cloudia, Aloha my friend and thank you.
April 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM
rainfield61 said…
What a thought!!! You are looking for super heroes!!!


Hahahaha...
April 29, 2011 at 3:44 AM
betchai said…
beautiful Jo, hummingbirds are always a joy to watch and to listen. sometimes, i wait outside our house just to take them pictures, but sometimes, it is when I do not wait for them that they come near me, and there was one instance we both were surprised to see each other, I was picking limes and it kissed the blossom of lime very close to me. then, we had eye to eye, I was not able to take a picture, but the experience and memory of the encounter stays in me forever, maybe more than the pictures I took of them.
April 29, 2011 at 7:14 AM
rofi@tips keluarga harmonis said…
Very interesting bird shot! Is she/he lonely?
April 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Ann said…
oh the hummingbird is a much better capture than any super hero :)
April 29, 2011 at 5:56 PM
Joanne Olivieri said…
Thank you all so much for your comments, very much appreciated.

Betchai, What a beautiful and touching story. You are truly nature's whisperer. I love that about you. xoxo
April 29, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Self Sagacity said…
No kidding huh? The limb is so skinny, yet it holds the weight of that bird amazingly.
April 30, 2011 at 1:49 AM
Mickie Brown said…
Hummingbirds are the most fascinating little birds to watch. Always fun to get a shot of them. Mickie :)
April 30, 2011 at 8:42 PM
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