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I was focused on the Turk’s cap (above) when a buff-bellied hummingbird flew between me and the flower and I tripped the shutter.\u00a0 The result was this silhouette of a bird in the shadows between me and the Turk’s cap.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n The shot above is a male ruby-throated hummingbird with durante bush bloom super-imposed with it.\u00a0 The hummers feed at this plant, so I\u00a0decided to see how well this technique\u00a0works.\u00a0 One needs to be more careful than I was in blending subjects.\u00a0 The size ratios, focus\u00a0and lighting need to be compatible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The American bittern (above) was working through the marsh at South Padre Island last Monday afternoon.\u00a0 For me, this was the best sighting of the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The last photo of the day at South Padre Island was shot through cattails as a group of brown pelicans headed into the sunset to roost on the Laguna Madre.<\/p>\n Let me know if you want to shoot cranes, geese, ducks, hawks and more at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge on December 2-4.<\/p>\n Larry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It looks like photographers are ready to head into the wilds again.\u00a0 The Whooping Crane\u00a0and the Big Bend Photo tours are full now, although we could handle one or two more at Big Bend.\u00a0 The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge trip has room for one or two more.\u00a0 If you read this and remember … Continue reading Bosque del Apache, Migrants & Hummingbirds<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>