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hummingbird pictures feeding using feeders photos

Ratish Naroor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:19:29 +0000

The holiday on July 4th helped us to plan the trip to Jackson Hole (Grand Teton Nation Park) and Yellowstone National Park .Our GPS suggested us a different route to Jackson hole through Logan and Bear lake , but was worth for a reason . At one of the bear lake view point , the tourism authorities had hung a feeder for the humming birds and I got a perfect opportunity to shoot some high speed humming bird shots . For readers who wants to now more about humming birds , please check the Wiki here .
I did a little bit of research to find what’s the hummingbird recipe for the food kept at the hummingbird feeder . Here is a short detail on that :
- Use one part ordinary white cane sugar to four parts water.
- It’s not necessary to boil the water. The microorganisms that cause fermentation don’t come from the water; they are transported to the feeder on hummingbird bills.
- Store unused syrup in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
This mixture approximates the average sucrose content (about 21%) of the flowers favored by North American hummingbirds, without being so sweet it attracts too many insects.

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Don’t forget to check the tips on camera settings to click similar pictures at the bottom of the post.

Camera Settings Tips
To shoot quick shots when the humming birds are flying , increase the shutter speed and take the picture . As it was daytime, I set the camera mode to A/V mode , select f2.8 (select the lowest in your lens ) and the camera sets the shutter speed for you .For day time , we can be sure that the camera will select the best fastest shutter speed for you (More than 1 /2500 th of a second ). If you are shoot at a low light situation (or with a flash at night ), I would suggest to keep the mode to Manual mode and select a high speed shutter speed .

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Owl pictures found Phoenix Arizona pics

Ratish Naroor — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:54:58 +0000

I was in Phoenix visiting my brother’s family and for my surprise , this was my second time I saw the two owls living under the water drainage walk way near his home community . I love the way they gave me the strangest look ever , everytime I pass before them in the car . So I made this attempt to shoot some pictures .I drove very close to them and took some pictures sitting in the driver’s seat . Then patiently I got out of the car and started taking pictures very closely .They were wondering what the heck am I doing with this huge metal equipment in my hand . They were patient enough for a long time till I got my shots . Here are some of the pictures I took that day . Enjoy.

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Lions sleeping Pictures – Photo of the week

Ratish Naroor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:10:00 +0000

Photo of the week : This was taken at the Trivandrum Zoo when I was on my India trip .Having a great sleep after the big fat lunch .

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American robin bird pictures at yellowstone park

Ratish Naroor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:46:09 +0000

Starting today , I am starting a new “Photo of the week” section in my blog , where I’ll be adding some random pictures that I have shot in my photo shoots . Every Monday I’ll be posting the “Photo of the week” shot . The first entry is the picture of the bird (American Robin ) at the Yellowstone national park . Enjoy.

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indian monkey pictures photos thekkady

Ratish Naroor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:30:21 +0000

On my India trip (December 2009) , I had the chance to visit Thekkady , a famous tourist destination in Kerala State .Thekkady belongs to Periyar national park and have a lot of different wildlife living inside the densely evergreen forest . And most interesting and the common wildlife are the Monkey’s. You can find them anywhere and it was easy to shoot some of their pictures (the monkey are well adjusted with the crowd and never scared of anybody). Even me holding the huge lens and camera , they were really nice to pose for me .Enjoy the pictures .

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black buck antelope deer pictures

Ratish Naroor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:12:48 +0000

Trivandrum Zoo was one of my favorite hanging out place when I was living in the capital city of Kerala State .I got a chance to visit the animals at the zoo with my school friends Anushreeda and Sunbramanium Prasad , last month when I was vacationing in India . It was fun visiting the zoo after so many years .The deer and the black bucks are given lots of free space to walk around and I thought they are the best subjects to shoot .Enjoy the beautiful animals .

Black buck antelope deer pictures wallpaper

Indian spotted deer antelope deer pictures wallpaper

Black buck antelope deer pictures wallpaper

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pictures of tiger cubs utah Hogle zoo

Ratish Naroor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:25 +0000

I happened to hear that the Hogle Zoo tigress (Amur) had given birth to 3 cubs and this time I wanted to shoot some excited pictures of the Cubs . My sole aim this time was to capture some shots of the tiger family and the snow leopard family . The cubs were really active and were running around , having a great playful time .It was hard to frame the angles as they were moving really fast but got some clicks in between. Although , always the big cat (the mom – Amur ) is my favorite all time .Here are some of the pictures shot at the hogle zoo last month (October 2009). Please free to use the wallpaper versions too.

Hogle zoo tiger – Wallpaper

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Snow leopard pictures utah Hogle zoo

Ratish Naroor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:54:37 +0000

It was Utah Hogle zoo revisiting .And this time my plan was to shoot the snow leopard and the tiger cubs .I still remember the appreciation I got for the tiger pictures shot at the Hogle Zoo . Here are the some of the Snow leopard pictures shot at the hogle zoo .Some of the pictures are of the newly born baby snow leopard .Enjoy and please add your valuable comments .Please feel free to use the wallpaper too .

Hogle zoo Snow leopard pictures – Wallpaper

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Pronghorn pictures at antelope island utah

Ratish Naroor — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:16:57 +0000

I had a visit to Antelope island last week to capture the wonderful sunset and got to know from the registration counter that this month its easy to site Pronghorns. And on my way to the sunset point I saw a herd of pronghorn crossing the road . I started chasing the herd quietly and was able to reach near to the group . I think they are much used to the visitors that they didn’t move much and were watching what I was doing with the camera equipments . This is the first time I saw deers in Antelope islands and loved the shots .Please enjoy the pictures .

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Yellowstone national park mountain goats pictures

Ratish Naroor — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:19:18 +0000

The Yellowstone national park mountain goats pictures : I spotted the Mountain goats near the west entrance gate of Yellow stone national park . It was a nice sight to see the whole family grazing on the mountain .I had to run a little bit to the mountain to get a goos angle . And of course the tourist crowd started teaming up to disturb the animals .Anyways they were the first set of animals we saw at the start of the day at Yellowstone national park

Update
The real name of the animal showcased is bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) .Thanks Brian Crawford (Canadian Photographer) for the information.

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