{"id":9514,"date":"2013-09-21T05:44:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T11:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9514"},"modified":"2025-09-20T06:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:21:11","slug":"pretty-in-pink-black-chinned-hummingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/09\/21\/pretty-in-pink-black-chinned-hummingbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty in Pink – Black-chinned Hummingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PrettyPretty in Pink – Black-chinned Hummingbird – Nikon D300, f5.6, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I made it through another week. Bird photography has been slow down here in the valley but there are signs migration is picking up.<\/p>\n

There was a decided nip to the air yesterday morning and I saw some frost on the ground while heading towards Antelope Island<\/span><\/a>. It seems to change from summer to fall very quickly at times while at others it drags.<\/p>\n

We had such a long cold spring here that I felt like summer would never arrive but when it did, it was hot, hot, hot. This was the hottest summer on record for my area of Utah so I am much relieved that the temperatures are dropping.<\/p>\n

The hummingbirds I photographed last month are gone but I am seeing more of the birds I love photographing during the colder months.<\/p>\n

I have noticed more Red-tailed Hawks perched in trees and on power poles than I did a month ago and fewer and fewer Swainson’s Hawks. The Rough-legged Hawks will start showing up here in a few weeks and before long the Bald Eagles will descend on the valley.<\/p>\n

One of the things I love about my bird and nature photography is that each day my subjects, the setting or the lighting is different and that also changes as the seasons change. I look forward to each photography session with joy.<\/p>\n

I’m looking at summer in the rear view mirror now.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Well, I made it through another week. Bird photography has been slow down here in the valley but there are signs migration is picking up. 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