Best place to see hummingbirds?

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

Can anyone offer best places in lower mainland to see and photograph hummingbirds?

glenscotia · **Posted:** May 24 9:18 am

I've seen them on many occasions at the front gate/gift shop area at Reifel Bird Sanctuary, depending on the time of year and a bit of luck.

Winniman · **Posted:** May 24 12:45 pm

The entrance of Reifel Bird Sanctuary and Maple Wood Flats.
Good luck.

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

A friend told me to go down to Richmond Nature Park so I went there on Sat and Sun because it is the closest to me. I went around 7PM on Sat and 9:30 till 11:30 AM on Sun, on both days I didn't see any hummingbird though there were lots of sparrow, finches and woodpeckers at the feeders.

BirdsWay · **Joined:** Nov 21 4:50 pm **Posts:** 96

Hi was at Blackie spit on sat there were tones of humming birds...

jodelak · **Joined:** Dec 14 7:03 pm **Posts:** 205

my rufous hummingbird shots were taken at richmond nature park. i was there last monday and saw both the male and female. every 5-10 minutes the male take a sip at the feeder.

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

Hi Jodelak, What lens and focal length did you use on the hummingbird shots?

jodelak · **Joined:** Dec 14 7:03 pm **Posts:** 205

Canon EF 400mm f/5.6.

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

Went to Richmond Nature Park at 7:15PM. Should have gone there earlier. Light intensity was slowly dropping under the trees as I was waiting for the rufous hummingbird to return for a quick sip at the sugar water every 15~20 mins. Keeping aperture at 6.3 with speed as fast as possible. This is a shot taken on a tripod-mounted Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS II lens, the 2.0X III TC, with Canon EOS 5D Mark II. ISO 1000. Evaluative metering at +2 stops: 1/800 sec.

esle9 · **Posted:** Jun 05 5:50 pm

Nice shot!

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

I went back to the same spot again after work at 6 PM hoping to get a better shot than yesterday's. I wanted to get a good photo of the hummer's vivid iridescent-red throat with a spot of orange, white breast and patchy rufous-washed flanks. These shots come pretty darn close.

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

Here is another photo taken today of a Rufous hummingbird perching on the branch.

jodelak · **Joined:** Dec 14 7:03 pm **Posts:** 205

Very nice photos of the hummingbirds. I was also there last Saturday morning

Flight · **Posted:** Jun 18 8:40 pm

Nice picture, I appreciate the colour.

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