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    Julie Kenward
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    I was out at Powell Gardens today with a friend when I stopped to look at their hummingbird feeders and all of a sudden a whole flock of the little birds descended for a drink! My friend had never seen hummingbirds up close before and she was having a ball watching the territorial disputes and the in-flight hovering. I threw on the new 400mm lens and we stood there for close to 30 minutes watching them fly back and forth between the two feeders, fighting the hornets for a drink. I never did get a photo with multiple birds all in focus at the same time but that didn't stop us from having a great time!

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    Alfred Forns
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    Hi Jules They are fun watching .. did you get some in flight :)

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    Julie Kenward
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    I got a couple but they were always in a not-so-great location as far as BG goes. I cranked the ISO up to 400 and that gave me enough speed to at least partially freeze them as they came in for a landing.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Great to see so many birds and particularly the young ones.

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    Cute Jules! We have three feeders at our house and this is very typical. We've seen as many as seven at a time co-existing! Great to be in a place where they stay year-round.
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    Gus Cobos
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    A social gathering indeed Julie...I like it...:cool:

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    Julie Kenward
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    I've had a feeder up off and on the past two summers and I always get an aggressive male that chases everyone else away. I had never seen multiple birds at a feeder before - it was rather exciting!

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Looks like you are having a great summer Jules. Very lovely capture and the sugar water seems to be working well. Thanks for sharing.

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