Hummingbirds
Watching Hummingbirds is a mesmerising treat for British birders. "Hummers" are tiny, incredibly fast, and when seen well, often absolutely beautiful. And they have wonderful names: Ruth’s favourite is the Shining Sunbeam!
I find Hummingbirds challenging, both to identify in the first place and then to photograph. On our holidays the best chances I have are at lodges with hummingbird feeders. Ideally the feeders should not show in the photos, but sometimes that is the only way to capture an image when we are pressed for time. Digital cropping is also very useful!
I have hundreds of photos of many of these species, most of which are not fit to print! The selection here are of those I have been relatively successful with. They include one of my favourite photos: the minuscule White-throated Mountain Gem.
Sometimes , using flash is the only way to obtain an acceptable image. However, hummingbirds have iridescent feathers and the colours do not show as we see them with the naked eye. See more of my hummingbird images using multiple flash in the Guango Lodge Gallery.
I find Hummingbirds challenging, both to identify in the first place and then to photograph. On our holidays the best chances I have are at lodges with hummingbird feeders. Ideally the feeders should not show in the photos, but sometimes that is the only way to capture an image when we are pressed for time. Digital cropping is also very useful!
I have hundreds of photos of many of these species, most of which are not fit to print! The selection here are of those I have been relatively successful with. They include one of my favourite photos: the minuscule White-throated Mountain Gem.
Sometimes , using flash is the only way to obtain an acceptable image. However, hummingbirds have iridescent feathers and the colours do not show as we see them with the naked eye. See more of my hummingbird images using multiple flash in the Guango Lodge Gallery.
![Stripe-throated Hermit (Little Hermit)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7556_thumb.jpg)
Stripe-throated Hermit (Little Hermit)
![Tawny-bellied Hermit](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_8109_1_thumb.jpg)
Tawny-bellied Hermit
![Planalto Hermit](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5914_thumb.jpeg)
Planalto Hermit
![Black-throated Hermit](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8407_1_thumb.jpg)
Black-throated Hermit
![Long-billed (Long-tailed) Hermit](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7531_thumb.jpg)
Long-billed (Long-tailed) Hermit
![Long-billed Hermit](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A7260_thumb.jpeg)
Long-billed Hermit
![Violet Sabrewing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7307_thumb.jpg)
Violet Sabrewing
![Grey-breasted Sabrewing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8502_thumb.jpg)
Grey-breasted Sabrewing
![Swallow-tailed Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_6082_-_Version_2_thumb.jpg)
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
![White-necked Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A6183_thumb.jpeg)
White-necked Jacobin
![White-necked Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8328_thumb.jpg)
White-necked Jacobin
![Black Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5848_thumb.jpeg)
Black Jacobin
![Black Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_6017_thumb.jpeg)
Black Jacobin
![Black Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5879_thumb.jpeg)
Black Jacobin
![Black Jacobin](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5973_thumb.jpeg)
Black Jacobin
![Black Jacobin (immature)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_6063_thumb.jpeg)
Black Jacobin (immature)
![Green Violetear](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9038_thumb.jpg)
Green Violetear
![Green Violetear](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9052_thumb.jpg)
Green Violetear
![Black-throated Mango](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8187_thumb.jpg)
Black-throated Mango
![Black-throated Mango](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_6080_thumb.jpeg)
Black-throated Mango
![Black-throated Mango](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_6076_thumb.jpg)
Black-throated Mango
![Purple-throated Carib](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_1504_thumb.jpg)
Purple-throated Carib
![Rufous-crested Coquette](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8377_thumb.jpg)
Rufous-crested Coquette
![Rufous-crested Coquette](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8461_thumb.jpg)
Rufous-crested Coquette
![Rufous-crested Coquette](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8488_-_Version_2_thumb.jpg)
Rufous-crested Coquette
![Wire-crested Thorntail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/522_thumb.jpg)
Wire-crested Thorntail
![Versicoloured Emerald](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5876_thumb.jpeg)
Versicoloured Emerald
![Andean Emerald](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8988_thumb.jpg)
Andean Emerald
![Cuban Emerald](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/ACDB2ED2-6C46-46F4-842B59BB03C7213F_thumb.jpeg)
Cuban Emerald
![Cuban Emerald](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A2947_thumb.jpeg)
Cuban Emerald
![Cuban Emerald](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A6664_thumb.jpg)
Cuban Emerald
![Fork-tailed Woodnymph](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8520_thumb.jpg)
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
![Violet-crowned Woodnymph](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7703_thumb.jpg)
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
![Violet-crowned Woodnymph](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7511_thumb.jpg)
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
![Golden-tailed Sapphire](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8201_thumb.jpg)
Golden-tailed Sapphire
![Golden-tailed Sapphire (female)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8420_thumb.jpg)
Golden-tailed Sapphire (female)
![Guilded Sapphire](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5939_thumb.jpeg)
Guilded Sapphire
![Guilded Sapphire](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_5995_thumb.jpeg)
Guilded Sapphire
![Rufous-tailed Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A6174_thumb.jpeg)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
![Rufous-tailed Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7828_thumb.jpg)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
![Amazila Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_2089_thumb.jpg)
Amazila Hummingbird
![Cinnamon Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_8145_thumb.jpg)
Cinnamon Hummingbird
![White-bellied Mountain Gem](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_8728_thumb.jpg)
White-bellied Mountain Gem
![White-eared Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A4908_thumb.jpeg)
White-eared Hummingbird
![White-eared Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A5090_thumb.jpeg)
White-eared Hummingbird
![Speckled Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7590_1_thumb.jpg)
Speckled Hummingbird
![Magnificant Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A5013_thumb.jpeg)
Magnificant Hummingbird
![Magnificant Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A4949_thumb.jpeg)
Magnificant Hummingbird
![Chestnut-breasted Coronet](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9262_thumb.jpg)
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
![Velvet-purple Coronet](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7871_thumb.jpg)
Velvet-purple Coronet
![Shining Sunbeam](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_0458_thumb.jpg)
Shining Sunbeam
![Gould's Inca (ssp of Collared Inca)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/584_thumb.jpg)
Gould's Inca (ssp of Collared Inca)
![Sword-billed Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9132_thumb.jpg)
Sword-billed Hummingbird
![Royal Sunangel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8706_thumb.jpg)
Royal Sunangel
![Royal Sunangel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8684_thumb.jpg)
Royal Sunangel
![Royal Sunangel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8681_thumb.jpg)
Royal Sunangel
![Violet-throated Metaltail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_0463_thumb.jpg)
Violet-throated Metaltail
![Violet-tailed Sylph](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7594_1_thumb.jpg)
Violet-tailed Sylph
![Marvellous Spatuletail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A8857_thumb.jpg)
Marvellous Spatuletail
![Mexico Sheartail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A3644_thumb.jpg)
Mexico Sheartail
![Mexican Sheartail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A3992_1_thumb.jpg)
Mexican Sheartail
![Mexican Sheartail](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A3991_1_thumb.jpg)
Mexican Sheartail
![Bee Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/fullsizeoutput_82a_thumb.jpeg)
Bee Hummingbird
![Bee Hummingbird: the smallest bird in the world](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A4967_thumb.jpeg)
Bee Hummingbird: the smallest bird in the world
![Bee Hummingbird: the smallest bird in the world](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/fullsizeoutput_1ace_thumb.jpeg)
Bee Hummingbird: the smallest bird in the world
![Ruby-throated Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A3917_thumb.jpg)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
![Purple-collared Woodstar](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A0068_thumb.jpg)
Purple-collared Woodstar
![Purple-collared Woodstar](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A9991_thumb.jpg)
Purple-collared Woodstar
![Purple-collared Woodstar](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/EX2A0046_1_thumb.jpg)
Purple-collared Woodstar
![White-bellied Woodstar](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9157_1_thumb.jpg)
White-bellied Woodstar
![White-throated Mountain Gem](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9057_thumb.jpg)
White-throated Mountain Gem
![White-throated Mountain Gem](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9046_copy_thumb.jpg)
White-throated Mountain Gem
![White-throated Mountain Gem](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_9053_thumb.jpg)
White-throated Mountain Gem
![Purple-throated Hummingbird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/andrewll/images/IMG_7646_thumb.jpg)