During our break from life at sea, we rented the little Casa Pajero cottage, with a balcony so close to the treetops that you could almost pick tamarinds and papayas. I spend many hours here birding in Santander, Colombia, on the lookout for new feathered subjects. But it’s not just an incredible variety of birds that show up: an iguana regularly comes by to warm itself in the morning sun on one of his three favorite trees, and a tree frog takes a siesta in our open bathroom during the day. The hummingbirds, on the other hand, come and go so quickly that I start to lie in wait for them. A certain flower in the front yard seems to attract them particularly – and with a little patience, I manage to take some beautiful close-up shots. All shots were taken with my Sony Alpha 7 IV and the Tamron 150-500mm lens.
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Nice post — loved the close-up hummingbird photos. Quick question: did you set up any bait or specific flowers to attract them, or was it just the garden plants? Also curious if the Tamron 150-500mm handled the low light mornings well.
They just loved this one specific garden flower. Of course, the lens isn’t a wide-aperture lens, but for me, the compact design is more important when traveling.