Spent a couple of hours shooting Les's Rufous on Saturday March 30, from
about 1pm to 3pm. Thanks Les, for the hospitality!
The Rufous fed every 30 minutes or so. Compared to the Anna's in Newark
that I photographed the same day, I thought the Rufous was not as persistent
in its feeding, about 30 seconds or less, and sometimes not long enough to
get on it and get a shot. The Anna's fed for a full 30-60 seconds at a
time, where the Rufous was very variable and generally much shorter in
duration. We also had good views of a Pine Warbler busy catching insects on
the ground (see photos). Many Pine Siskins at Les's feeders.
The Rufous may not have been as tolerant of camera flash as The Anna's,
which only looked up from feeding until it got accustomed to that and
thereafter ignored it. That may have affected my observation. Since I
generally use flash on small birds and in particular Hummingbirds, it is a
behavior characteristic of interest to me :-(.
The Rufous Photos:
http://www.pbase.com/nrothschild/rufous_hummer
The Anna's Hummingbird photos from Newark, De:
http://www.pbase.com/nrothschild/annas_hummer
Neil Rothschild
Owings Mills, MD
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