Hummingbirds in Arcadia

Last week I toyed with the idea of writing an article on hummingbirds and what it takes to get them into your yard feeding and buzzing around like crazy. Well this morning I looked outside the kitchen window and tried to catch the little buggers with a point and shoot digital camera. You can see my conversion to digital further back in the log under Photographs of the Future. Anyway, the little digital point and shoot may not be the right tool to freeze frame a hummingbirds wings in flight. The little critters beat their wings something like 50 beats a second. Pretty fast. Another interesting point is that hummers do not push off a limb with their feet when flying. They lift off with their wings like a helicopter. Amazing little guys. I will talk a lot about all of the little details later, but for now enjoy the pictures from this morning. The camera will have to change to get better shots. All that and more at DavidGodden.com









The sweetest little Hummingbird of all is my friend from Florida back from her honeymoon with Chris. Can you guess who this is? I will give you a hint. She eats like a hummingbird about every 10 minutes or so because her metabolize is so fast; she is light on her feet and weighs ..... Hmmmmmm, something under a hundred pounds....That's really small right! Well without further ado, here she is and we are so glad to see her again.