Here are some of my first video clips of my ruby-throated hummingbirds.
They are pretty crude - although I sometimes ran studio video cameras
back in the NTSC days that was 20 years ago, and shooting video with a
K-70 is much different. For my next experiments I will probably use
aperture priority for depth of field.
I have at least four hummers in my feeder. I had no adults this spring,
but a few weeks ago I got two juvenile males and a juvenile female
(based on behavior). About a week ago I got an adult male from a
neighboring yard. The pecking order among the males appears to be
juvenile #1, adult, juvenile #2.
Juvenile male #1 and the adult like perch above the feeder to chase out
lesser males. The feeder is hung from a shepherd's crook that has a bird
silhouette welded to its top. I call that "Bird On a Bird" with
apologies to Leonard Cohen. The first clip has the adult perched there
and apparently tasting the air with his tongue.
https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird On a Bird.avi
The second clip is about the birds and the bees - this juvenile has to
keep moving to avoid a bee.
https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird and Bee.avi
When I play that one online VLC complains about a damaged index but will
play it.
The third clip shows the adult male dining, then chasing out juvenile
male #2 when he wants to eat.
https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Get Outta Here.avi
I can see that I have a long way to go before I start getting what I
consider decent quality videos. I am saving up for some longer glass
which should help.
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Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now
Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens
https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html
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