{"id":58153,"date":"2019-05-26T05:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T11:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58153"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T22:29:25","slug":"male-broad-tailed-hummingbird-nectaring-and-landing-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/05\/26\/male-broad-tailed-hummingbird-nectaring-and-landing-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird Nectaring And Landing Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Broad-tailed Hummingbird nectaring from a Black Twinberry Honeysuckle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The Black Twinberry Honeysuckles weren’t even in bloom quite yet yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> when I spotted this male Broad-tailed Hummingbird hovering near some to get nectar. I heard the hummingbird first, then saw a flash of color behind some of the leaves, aimed my lens at it, focused and fired away when the hummingbird came out into the open.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Broad-tailed Hummingbird at a Black Twinberry Honeysuckle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I could wish that the background was cleaner but honestly I don’t mind it being the way it is. I don’t photograph hummingbirds at set ups, I only photograph them in natural settings in the wild so I have to expect some imperfect backgrounds in my photos at times.<\/p>\n

It enjoyed being able to see and photograph this little male Broad-tailed Hummingbird as it hovered in front of the unopened flowers.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Broad-tailed Hummingbird backing up in flight – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Then through my viewfinder I saw the hummingbird backing up in flight and instantly realized that he was getting ready to land on the tiny twig in front of his feet. I kept firing shot after shot in a burst hoping to catch the moment those itty bitty, little toes and feet touched the twig.<\/p>\n

\"LandingLanding Broad-tailed Hummingbird by a Black Twinberry Honeysuckle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

And I did! In this photo we can see that the Broad-tailed Hummingbird’s toes and feet have just barely touched the twig and that he hasn’t grasped the twig tightly yet.<\/p>\n

\"Broad-tailedBroad-tailed Hummingbird male landing on a tiny twig – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

In this image the hummingbird has closed his feet around the twig but hasn’t settled down onto the branch because his wings were still moving. I took one more photo after this one and then the Broad-tailed Hummingbird took off and flew away.<\/p>\n

I am thrilled to have gotten this series of images and that the clouds stayed away long enough for me to get out into the field to enjoy a few hours of being immersed in nature.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Broad-tailed Hummingbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Black Twinberry Honeysuckles weren’t even in bloom quite yet yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains when I spotted this male Broad-tailed Hummingbird hovering near some to get 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