Return of the humming birds

[adent]

My annual jousting with the humming birds at my feeders has begun. Taken with a Canon 40D and EF 70-200/F4 L

[mo]

That is very nice!How long did it stay still for?

[my_photography]

Nice shot. I must be very difficult to photo one of the fastest moving bird. Were you standing pretty near since 200mm is not very long and these are small birds?

[adent]

The average visit is about 4-5 seconds. Basically, my strategy is to pre-focus on where he will land and turn the AF on the lens off. The camera was set on a tri-pod in the kitchen about 4-5 feet from the feeder. I cleaned the window very carefully earlier in the day. The rest is just a game of patience. The one above was also one of the better one from about 200 shots taken that day.

This is an un_cropped shot at the same feeder. Not one of my favorites.