Unlock the Secrets of Mesmerizing Hummingbird Photography with "Capturing Hummingbirds" Are you captivated by the elusive beauty of hummingbirds and dream of immortalizing their iridescent splendor through your lens? "Capturing Hummingbirds" is your ultimate guide to mastering the art and science of hummingbird photography. This comprehensive eBook provides an immersive journey from understanding hummingbird behavior to perfecting your shots with advanced techniques, making it the perfect companion for photographers of all skill levels. Begin with a fascinating introduction to the allure of hummingbirds and the essential equipment you'll need to get started. Delve into the details of researching different species, scouting the ideal locations, and meticulously setting up your equipment for the perfect shot. Master the intricacies of camera settings tailored specifically for hummingbird photography, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Discover expert advice on natural light utilization, flash techniques, and balancing light and shadow to elevate your images to professional standards. Creating the perfect environment for hummingbird photography is crucial. Learn the secrets of attracting hummingbirds, planting strategic flora, and using feeders to your advantage. Gain a deeper understanding of hummingbird behavior, anticipate their movements, and explore behavioral patterns across different seasons for unparalleled shots. Unleash your creativity with composition techniques like the rule of thirds, capturing motion, and utilizing framing and backgrounds effectively. Advanced photographers can dive into macro, high-speed, and multiple exposure photography to capture even the smallest details and fastest movements. Post-processing tips will guide you through basic editing, enhancing colors and details, and removing unwanted elements to polish your photos to perfection. Ethical considerations ensure you respect wildlife, minimize disturbance, and follow local regulations, highlighting the importance of responsible photography. Troubleshoot common issues with practical solutions to avoid blurry photos, deal with low light, and manage fast movements. Seasonal strategies offer tailored advice for capturing hummingbirds throughout the year, including migration patterns and unique opportunities. Build a stunning portfolio by selecting your best shots, organizing your photos, and presenting your work to the public. Learn how to share your work, build an online presence, and engage with photography communities to keep improving and staying inspired. "Capturing Hummingbirds" is your gateway to creating awe-inspiring images that celebrate the enchanting world of hummingbirds. Embark on this visual adventure and watch your photography skills soar!

"The Hummingbird's Journey: Masters of Aerial Acrobatics" takes readers on a captivating exploration of the world of hummingbirds. From their remarkable aerial feats to their extraordinary migratory journeys, this book delves into the fascinating behaviors and unique characteristics of these tiny avian marvels. Through stunning photography and insightful narratives, readers will witness the intricate dance of hummingbirds in flight, gain a deeper understanding of their vibrant habitats, and learn about the crucial role they play in our ecosystem. This immersive journey into the world of hummingbirds celebrates their resilience, beauty, and mastery of aerial acrobatics, offering a profound appreciation for these enchanting creatures.

Hummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only to the Americas, some hummingbirds have been known to migrate from Mexico to Alaska in the course of a season. Watching a hummingbird at a backyard feeder, we only see its glittering iridescent plumage and its long, narrow beak; its rapidly moving wings are a blur to our eyes. These tiny, colorful birds have long fascinated birders, amateur naturalists, and gardeners. But, do they really hum? In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics. Enriched with beautiful and rare photography, including a section in vivid color, this engaging question and answer guide offers readers a wide range of information about these glorious pollinators as well as tips for attracting, photographing, and observing hummingbirds in the wild or in captivity.

“Captures the spirit and allure of these captivating birds in every fascinating fact, historical tidbit, amusing anecdote, species profile and plant pick.” —Birds & Blooms Hummingbirds inspire an unmistakable sense of devotion and awe among bird lovers. Gardeners, too, love the company of hummingbirds, not only for their beauty, but also for their role as pollinators. Brimming with astonishing facts, practical advice, and important ecological information, The Hummingbird Handbook is a must-have guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting hummingbirds. From advice on feeders to planting and landscaping techniques that will have your garden whirring with tiny wings, lifelong birder John Shewey provides all you need to know to entice these delightful creatures. An identification guide makes them easy to spot in the wild, with stunning photographs, details on plumage variations, and range maps showing habitats and migration patterns. Need more joy in your life? Let this guide and nature’s aerial jewels help you create a lively haven.

Engaging natural history information for a general audience on one of the most beloved groups of birds, including tips on attracting and watching hummingbirds. Stunning photographs of common North American and exotic world species. Explains the details of the tiny hummingbird's amazing twice-yearly migration.

With their glorious colors, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and many characteristics unique in the world of birds, hummingbirds are extraordinary--true jewels of nature. This beautiful book is a celebration of all aspects of hummingbirds and their world. It features hundreds of the most spectacular photographs of hummingbirds ever taken, exquisite illustrations, and a lively, readable text that presents the latest scientific information and includes up-to-date details about every species.

Adobe Premiere Elements offers amateur and home moviemakers the opportunity to work with editing tools as powerful as those packed into Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the top tools on the market. Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies offers these same users not only a guide through all the how-to steps of using the software, but also a valuable reference on how to best apply the tools to a great video project. Author Keith Underdahl, also author of Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies, is an experienced video editor who understands what new Premiere users need to know and how to best explain the topics. In this book, Keith describes: Best practices for shooting quality video Picking the clips you want to keep and getting them into your computer How to use Premiere Elements’ editing tools to add an opening credits page, transitions between clips, sound, music, and ending credits. Adding special effects using only computer trickery Putting your finished project on a DVD, videotape, or the Internet Covering more ground than the typical expanded users manuals you find in bookstores, Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies is the book you need to get you through your first video-editing project as well as to return to whenever you hit rough spots and need instant help.

Since her father’s death, twenty-three-year-old Lydia Miller stays busy, trying to keep the family farm afloat. It leaves little time to think and to regret what she did. Her mother runs the local bakery and unexpectedly sells their home without Lydia’s thoughts on the matter. Worse, they now must live with the local widower, and Lydia is expected to care for his children. Nothing in life has prepared her for the resistance she will face or the quick attachments she makes. Widower Silas Graber fell right into the Bishop’s plan. He did need help, but he thought he was getting Hazel Miller not her daughter with a chip on her shoulder. Her ways are nothing like his late wife’s, and it’s clear she knows nothing about raising children. However, he can’t help but notice how she quickly breathes life back into his world. And his children notice it, too. Before long, she has become a part of their lives, and she starts learning to leave the past behind her. And falls in love. But she’s not so certain Silas is ready to give his heart away again. Neither is he.

In this invitingly-written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have “hummers” become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, June Osborne offers an “up close and personal” look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers’ migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds’ distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the “Hummer/Bird Celebration!” at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony.

Life-size photos of the male and female of each of the sixteen species along with detailed information and maps.