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A Hummingbird in Huntington

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020,

This is my first Hummingbird post of the season and it’s very likely my last. It’s nearly the end of Hummingbird season. I’ve seen Hummingbirds in a few places but I just haven’t been able to get any decent photos. I had seen them at Frank Melville in Setauket and at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside but I never had any luck. Last week, a friend of mine told me about a place in Huntington called Manor Farm. They have a sunflower maze and lots and lots of Trumpet Vines, which are these pretty flowers you see here. Word is that Hummingbirds love them. It certainly looks like they do.  JK.

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Hummingbirds Are Fast!

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019,

Hummingbirds are fast. I mean really, really fast. This hummingbird, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, has an average of 55 wing beats per second. During mating season, when the males are showing off for their female counterparts, that number can jump as high as 200 wing beats per second. Two hundred wing beats per second! That’s amazing. They even hold a Guinness World Record for that feat.

These photos weren’t taken during mating season so this bird is probably only working those wings at a mere 55 beats per second. Even still, that’s plenty fast. All three of these photos were taken in the span of a single second. I shot them with a shutter speed of 1/1600th of a second and it still wasn’t fast enough to freeze those wings. As you can see, some blurring of the wings still occurs. Hummingbirds are fast! JK

JK

A Hummingbird Enjoying Canna Lily

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Thursday, September 26, 2019,

Here are a pair of photographs of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird enjoying the flowers of a Canna Lily. These photos were taken at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside. I see Hummingbirds at other locations but I MNSA is where I seem to have the best luck when it comes to photographing these little speed demons. JK

JK