tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post2136913283679382630..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: The first hummingbirdpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-82869900095530071742011-09-20T23:26:53.245+12:002011-09-20T23:26:53.245+12:00VJ, thanks for the kind words. Earlier in this jou...VJ, thanks for the kind words. Earlier in this journey (while I was on the way to Cotopaxi, in fact), I realised that although much of my travelling is apparently alone, I am indeed carrying my friends with me: I travel at least in part so I can share my travels with you. Hard to describe, but it's not just idle talk; during particularly wonderful moments I often find myself thinking of pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-49710964393110594822011-09-20T23:11:30.652+12:002011-09-20T23:11:30.652+12:00I was also struck by seeing a hummingbird at rest....I was also struck by seeing a hummingbird at rest. They usually pause for too short a time to ever get a photo. Yours is wonderful -- I can see the texture of the feathers and what brilliant colour.<br /><br />You are carrying us on this adventure with you with these beautiful experience snapshots and photos and I'm so excited to follow along. Thanks so much for this gift.<br /><br />:)vegetablejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449145190852647832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-76012184249494957092011-09-09T06:26:51.599+12:002011-09-09T06:26:51.599+12:00Thank you, Lydia. The camera with the telephoto zo...Thank you, Lydia. The camera with the telephoto zoom focuses slowly, so I find it frustrating for photographing birds; however, perhaps that forced me to wait until I had an opportunity to photograph the bird resting. <br /> Glad you're enjoying the posts :^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-36827777061943107582011-09-09T05:41:25.129+12:002011-09-09T05:41:25.129+12:00Oh, Pete, I am ecstatic for you! This post brought...Oh, Pete, I am ecstatic for you! This post brought tears to my eyes. And speaking of eyes, the hummingbird in your shot has a look of contentment/peace that I swear I have not seen on the hummingbirds here. As I have said before, they come in the summer (Ruby-Throated and my favorite, the Rufous), while the Annas stay in this valley year-round provided nectar is maintained in an unfrozen state Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-83456800305572948552011-09-04T01:21:14.414+12:002011-09-04T01:21:14.414+12:00Michael, thank you for taking the time to say in d...Michael, thank you for taking the time to say in detail what you like about the photo :^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-30281174678048649912011-09-01T17:55:13.918+12:002011-09-01T17:55:13.918+12:00I think it's a beautiful photograph. I like ho...I think it's a beautiful photograph. I like how the bird holds a royal poise; I like the suffused softness of the background, the light, the contrast between here and there. It seems to capture so much of that joyous still moment.another michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-87300078349698808442011-08-18T10:13:34.689+12:002011-08-18T10:13:34.689+12:00Robin, having now watched hummingbirds for a littl...Robin, having now watched hummingbirds for a little while, I can say your description — fierce, fast, and fantastic — seems perfect. (Best wishes for the non-return of the headache, too. I had several nasty ones when I first arrived here, but yours sounded nightmarish.)<br /><br />Barbara, thank you. I've seen one or two aerial chases now, but nothing like the multi-bird fights you describe.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-28303250355135476752011-08-18T08:27:58.781+12:002011-08-18T08:27:58.781+12:00Wonderful story and beautiful post - and the photo...Wonderful story and beautiful post - and the photo is amazing! I confess I am amazed you've never seen a hummingbird because, like robin andrea, I've seen them so very often and they are indeed 'fierce, fast, and fantastic.' They are quite territorial - we used to watch the aerial fights of three or four in our backyard, and they wouldn't hesitate to buzz our heads on their Barbara Butler McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250129625281645201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-18613319210978430442011-08-17T03:49:26.223+12:002011-08-17T03:49:26.223+12:00What a wonderful first encounter.Beautiful photo. ...What a wonderful first encounter.Beautiful photo. You make me wish I could remember the first time I saw a hummingbird. I see them everyday at our feeders now. They are fierce, fast, and fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-89360636378522150602011-08-17T00:25:48.114+12:002011-08-17T00:25:48.114+12:00Michael, thanks. I'll try to provide more, reg...Michael, thanks. I'll try to provide more, regularly.<br /><br />Maureen, there's no substitute for the real thing. To my mind, photographs are often (not always) no more than an aid to memory, but that can only be true for the photographer, and perhaps those with him (or her) at the time. One of the other functions of photographs is to enable events to be shared, and for that purpose pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-61053592507888490132011-08-16T03:12:43.127+12:002011-08-16T03:12:43.127+12:00Pete, What a delight to watch your first hummingbi...Pete, What a delight to watch your first hummingbird! In your mind's eye I am sure the image quality is much better:^)<br /><br />I would prefer a literal translation for this tiny bird: violeta oído espumoso. <br /><br />Wishing you many new adventures.<br /><br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-61464842834859861712011-08-16T01:31:50.878+12:002011-08-16T01:31:50.878+12:00I love good travel writing. Thanks.I love good travel writing. Thanks.michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-86173351879943451902011-08-16T00:31:10.313+12:002011-08-16T00:31:10.313+12:00Zhoen, thanks for the wordreference link; I'll...Zhoen, thanks for the wordreference link; I'll add it to my list of references. The photo does the job, I suppose, but I'll do better eventually :^)<br /><br />Bob, thanks, and I'm really looking forward to seeing condors — and toucans, and hoatzins, and ... ;^)<br /><br />Leonie, thanks, and I think it's pretty much guaranteed I'll see many more in a place like Ecuador — one pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-85499556731204340402011-08-16T00:20:37.662+12:002011-08-16T00:20:37.662+12:00your poorest photo is still miles above the norm
...your poorest photo is still miles above the norm<br /><br />Great to see the posts from your trip - i shall be looking forward to moreDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-40330889473440244992011-08-15T22:13:23.793+12:002011-08-15T22:13:23.793+12:00Congratulations on getting a photo at all, Pete. ...Congratulations on getting a photo at all, Pete. Those are not easy conditions. Lovely to see the detail of the beautiful colours on the feathers. I like seeing a hummingbird sitting still. All the other photos I've seen have been of them in flight.<br /><br />Sounds as if you're in a good warm place. Better than the Pohangina Valley house at the moment, even if it does have mobile (Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-54033460072203989552011-08-15T18:41:11.678+12:002011-08-15T18:41:11.678+12:00How lovely....and that's a poor photograph?How lovely....and that's a poor photograph?Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-24820911084426574052011-08-15T18:06:56.773+12:002011-08-15T18:06:56.773+12:00We saw heaps last time we were in California. I st...We saw heaps last time we were in California. I stopped to try and get a photo but none of them would stop moving and I was technically unprepared to catch them in flight. <br /><br />One flew so close to my face that Nic swears it only narrowly escaped crashing :)<br /><br />They are beautiful. I hope you get to see many more. <br /><br />Happy travels PeteLeoniehttp://blog.verdandi.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-25298727049374028012011-08-15T16:14:49.517+12:002011-08-15T16:14:49.517+12:00Superb photo and place Pete. Somehow 'El Condo...Superb photo and place Pete. Somehow 'El Condor passa' flitted into my brain. I suppose being in the Andes for such a long time, the Condor was s so grand to me, yet the hummingbird so beautiful. Enjoy your journey.Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1896544272153342192011-08-15T08:37:14.777+12:002011-08-15T08:37:14.777+12:00Pretty good for a poor photo. The first time I sa...Pretty good for a poor photo. The first time I saw a hummingbird in life I was hiking here, and they flitted around the wildflowers near the trail. Took me a few moments to realize what I was seeing, and then I was utterly charmed. <br /><br />Oh, you might find this site useful,<br />http://wordreference.com/Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com