Anna's Hummingbirds ~ Wildlife Photography

Today I had a chance to try out some bird photography. I went to a local park where there are a lot of birds and found a flowering bush that was filled with hummingbirds.

Fujifilm X-T4, 200mm, f/4.8, 1/1600, ISO 2000

Above: this is a female Anna's Hummingbird... that's a Calypte anna if you care about scientific names.

The birds were feasting on the nectar from the flowers of a Grevillea juniperina bush, commonly known as a prickly-spider-flowers.

Hummingbirds consume food all day long, taking in up to half their body weight in nectar and bugs. Apparently, they will visit between 1,000 and 2,000 flowers per day!

I was able to get within six feet of the birds and I stood there for a half-hour taking shot after shot. My zoom lens will focus as close as six feet and I noticed several times the birds got too close for me to capture.

I'm not 100% sure but this one may be a juvenile male. Notice the little purple flecks on his throat. The adult males have a full head and throat this colour.

I took these photos today with a Fuji X-T4 camera and 55-200 mm lens. I hope you enjoyed the photos!