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Walleye

(41,770 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:15 AM Jul 29

Hummingbird wing, freaky sunlight on the porch yesterday afternoon for about an hour through leaves in the trees



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Hummingbird wing, freaky sunlight on the porch yesterday afternoon for about an hour through leaves in the trees (Original Post) Walleye Jul 29 OP
That is astounding! Diamond_Dog Jul 29 #1
Thank you. The birds are especially active this week maybe fledglings I'm not sure. Walleye Jul 29 #2
Wow, my dear Walleye! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 29 #3
Thank you. It's all due to the subject matter. Those birds are quite a challenge. Walleye Jul 29 #16
Outstanding shots, Walleye! brer cat Jul 29 #4
Thank you Walleye Jul 29 #19
Beautiful! SheltieLover Jul 29 #5
Wow. Nice shots. They really capture the magnificent KPN Jul 29 #6
Thanks. Emerald shimmer on their backs this time of year. Walleye Jul 29 #18
Wow! cate94 Jul 29 #7
WOW!!! niyad Jul 29 #8
Wow wow wow irisblue Jul 29 #9
Stunning 😃 Clouds Passing Jul 29 #10
We love and feed them, but they only pass thru during their spring and fall migration surfered Jul 29 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Walleye Jul 29 #12
These usually come in the spring to nest in the sweet gum trees, all summer Walleye Jul 29 #13
Hi Walleye, JMCKUSICK Jul 29 #14
Oh, I'm sorry I'll see if I can find some other other way to post them Walleye Jul 29 #15
It must be my laptop, as everyone else seems to see them, I'm just jealous lol JMCKUSICK Jul 29 #17
I can't see it either n/t Be The Light Jul 29 #20
same here. Can't see. NT greblach Jul 29 #21
It's not you. Postimage throttles hard. OP & other still see them from their browser cache. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 29 #32
Nope, just see the same blue boxes you are seeing. mwmisses4289 Jul 29 #34
Same problem on my phone. Can't see. Polly Hennessey Jul 29 #29
Imgur doesn't throttle. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 29 #31
FWIW jfz9580m Jul 29 #33
I imagine... GiqueCee Jul 29 #22
Yes, I read somewhere as fast as 1200 times per second. The shutter speed is 1/8000 of a second F5.6, very bright sun. Walleye Jul 29 #24
Thanks for the info... GiqueCee Jul 29 #35
all i gett is upgrade to prenium. AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #23
Don't know why. Another person on this thread is having the same problem. Walleye Jul 29 #25
Postimage throttles hard. Clear your cache and logout of your membership and you may see the same. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 29 #30
Same here.. yorkster Jul 29 #26
Same here tibby3k Jul 29 #27
Same. nt BWdem4life Jul 29 #37
All I see is a blue square that says: postimage; upgrade to premium; want to embed images in emails? Sogo Jul 29 #28
Wow irisblue Jul 29 #36

Diamond_Dog

(37,889 posts)
1. That is astounding!
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:18 AM
Jul 29

That’s a photo contest winner some day! Beautiful bird, light, and shadow.

Walleye

(41,770 posts)
2. Thank you. The birds are especially active this week maybe fledglings I'm not sure.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:19 AM
Jul 29

And we are getting that high summer afternoon light

Response to surfered (Reply #11)

Walleye

(41,770 posts)
13. These usually come in the spring to nest in the sweet gum trees, all summer
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:43 AM
Jul 29

Middle of May through the middle of September

JMCKUSICK

(3,417 posts)
14. Hi Walleye,
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:44 AM
Jul 29

Hummingbird wing, freaky sunlight on the porch yesterday afternoon for about an hour through leaves in the trees
Unfortunately, none of the photos was visible to me, it's asking me to upgrade to premium and I can't click on them as they don't seem to be links.
I love hummingbirds so I would love to see these photos.
Have a glorious day!

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,493 posts)
32. It's not you. Postimage throttles hard. OP & other still see them from their browser cache. . . . . nt
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:18 PM
Jul 29

mwmisses4289

(1,741 posts)
34. Nope, just see the same blue boxes you are seeing.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:28 PM
Jul 29

Seems to be something with that particular photo hosting website that for some of us our particular browsers don't like.

jfz9580m

(15,671 posts)
33. FWIW
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:27 PM
Jul 29

I came across a site last week that makes image uploading and embedding really easy:
https://imgbb.com/

You don’t have to create an account nor download an app. After you upload an image you can right click on it and use the share option to open it in your browser and that gives you a link you can embed. Easy as pie.

Seemed almost too good to be true, but it totally works. Way easier than imgur, Flickr, photobucket etc.

GiqueCee

(2,655 posts)
22. I imagine...
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:52 AM
Jul 29

... you've garnered enough WOWs, so I'll just ask:

what shutter speed enables such clarity of wing detail of a creature that can beat its wings as much as 500 times a second?

Oh, and magnificent photography!

Walleye

(41,770 posts)
24. Yes, I read somewhere as fast as 1200 times per second. The shutter speed is 1/8000 of a second F5.6, very bright sun.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:55 AM
Jul 29

And thank you.

GiqueCee

(2,655 posts)
35. Thanks for the info...
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:37 PM
Jul 29

... We are graced with a great many Ruby-Throated hummers every year. We're located at 710 ft. above sea level, but surrounded by mountains of considerably higher elevation, which is where hummers nest and sleep in a sort of suspended animation, because the night air is warmer there, and their metabolism is so high that starve to death before dawn.
But I'll bet you knew all that.

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,493 posts)
30. Postimage throttles hard. Clear your cache and logout of your membership and you may see the same.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jul 29

Postimage gives a very limited number of views to the public and then they shut it off.

Postimage is not very good. Try Imgur.

Sogo

(6,513 posts)
28. All I see is a blue square that says: postimage; upgrade to premium; want to embed images in emails?
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:13 PM
Jul 29

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