ML275114011

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Photographed while perched in close bare bush near feeders. Manual, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/60 sec (too slow!), manual AF point selection

Observation details

***Very rare--continuing bird apparently present since the 17th or 18th, but first reported last night by Derek Lovitch. Found by homeowners. Imm. male Selasphorus hummer with a fair amount of orange on the flanks, rump, tail, and nape, and most remaining green around the back, crown, and shoulders. Showed clean white bib, white throat speckled with rows of dark feathers. Made three stops at the feeder, and visited the flower baskets along the top floor windows along the front of the house, working right to left, and perched several times in a larger apple-ish looking tree with small red fruits. Also perched in a small bare shrub by the white picket fence gate, and twice disappeared into a hemlock in the side yard. Also visited low flowers in front foundation garden. I did not obtain any photos of the spread tail, but Louis Bevier did and confirmed this as a Rufous (as opposed to Allen's) Louis's notes here *Called several times while hovering around a perch, a sharp chip reminding me very much of a DEJU. Also acted aggressively towards PISIs, sometimes chasing them away from the feeders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Derek's notes on viewing the bird: "The bird is at 97 Ledgewood Drive in Yarmouth. Ledgewood is a lightly traveled neighborhood road, but it is rather narrow. Please park along one side of the road only (the homeowner’s side/odd numbers) so as not to block traffic. Please be sure not to block any driveways, and avoid turning around in driveways whenever possible. We saw numerous young children out on bikes despite the weather, so please drive very slowly and carefully. Once at the house, walk to the white picket fence on the RIGHT side of the house. The small hummingbird feeder is on the backside of the bay window. The best line for observations and photographs is several feet to the right of the gate. Under no circumstances should anyone enter the yard, neighboring yard, or walk in, through, or on any garden beds. Please include the above instructions in EVERY eBird or any other post...We cannot let people show up with only a GPS location or address and assume they’ll figure out where to see the feeder or where not to be a bother."

Technical information

Model

COOLPIX P900

ISO

400

Focal length

321 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/60 sec

Dimensions

4441 pixels x 2568 pixels

Original file size

1.9 MB