Comments on: Garden Butterfly http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/ Our Unique Perspectives on Life and Politics Thu, 17 May 2012 01:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Damsel http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27004 Damsel Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:25:01 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27004 All good info! Thanks I think Ill try some of your technigues. All good info! Thanks I think Ill try some of your technigues.

]]> By: Norm http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27003 Norm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:03:49 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27003 Camera is a Kodak DX 7590 with 10X optical zoom. The food is a simple sugar-water solution (no food coloring!) that is carefully mesaured out by my wife Debbie...think she looked it up on line. What appears to be a dark grayish sandy substance in the feeder is simply a distorted reflection of the back fence. Some of my shots were taken with the "28 inches or less" setting. I can get quite close to these humming birds. I achieved that by several ways. One way is to have a little patience when you take out the feeder and instead of hanging it right away, just hold it and they will come. Anoter way (and I almost got a shot of this) is to hold a branch suitable for them to land on at arms length...sort of a semi-camoflage. With the other hand snap some pictures. I think some of those pictures may have the leaves showing in the forground from the branch I'm holding...had one hummer perch on my hand held branch but by the time I got the camera focused it flew off...they're very fast. ps: My wife is adament about cleaning the feeder each time she changes it...to prevent mold we use a chlorox solution and rinse very well. Camera is a Kodak DX 7590 with 10X optical zoom. The food is a simple sugar-water solution (no food coloring!) that is carefully mesaured out by my wife Debbie…think she looked it up on line.
What appears to be a dark grayish sandy substance in the feeder is simply a distorted reflection of the back fence. Some of my shots were taken with the “28 inches or less” setting. I can get quite close to these humming birds. I achieved that by several ways. One way is to have a little patience when you take out the feeder and instead of hanging it right away, just hold it and they will come. Anoter way (and I almost got a shot of this) is to hold a branch suitable for them to land on at arms length…sort of a semi-camoflage.
With the other hand snap some pictures. I think some of those pictures may have the leaves showing in the forground from the branch I’m holding…had one hummer perch on my hand held branch but by the time I got the camera focused it flew off…they’re very fast.

ps: My wife is adament about cleaning the feeder each time she changes it…to prevent mold we use a chlorox solution and rinse very well.

]]> By: Damsel http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27002 Damsel Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:08:37 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27002 YES! You're right but they are right next to the Dahlias. Are those your hummers? I really enjoyed the pix. What camera did you use and what did you use for the food? We've got a couple humming birds but the we've never gotten that close to them. YES! You’re right but they are right next to the Dahlias. Are those your hummers? I really enjoyed the pix. What camera did you use and what did you use for the food? We’ve got a couple humming birds but the we’ve never gotten that close to them.

]]> By: Norm http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27000 Norm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:37:19 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-27000 whoops, That should be "Click on "Play" whoops, That should be “Click on “Play”

]]> By: Norm http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-26999 Norm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:36:06 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/09/06/garden-butterfly/#comment-26999 Here's some hummers in my back yard http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?UV=308813480247_204928280211&mode=fromsite&collid=256230257111.114107960211.1220805186210&conn_speed=1 and click "Start" for the slide show. Re: "perched near the dahlia exhibit." If I'm not mistaken those are lantana leaves and flowers...set me straight. Here’s some hummers in my back yard http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?UV=308813480247_204928280211&mode=fromsite&collid=256230257111.114107960211.1220805186210&conn_speed=1

and click “Start” for the slide show.

Re: “perched near the dahlia exhibit.” If I’m not mistaken those are lantana leaves and flowers…set me straight.

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