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Hummingbirds!!

You too can (depending on what kind of region you live in) attract hummingbirds using a hummingbird feeder -

Kamala says: to boil up some water to kill any bad stuff. Then you mix in sugar. 1 Parts Sugar to 4 Parts Water. Some hummingbird feeder kits say to use food-coloring (red usually) to help attract the hummingbirds.

DO NOT USE FOOD COLORING!

It is bad for the hummingbirds. The color of the feeder is enough to attract them. Make sure also to change out the sugar water and clean the feeder once a week, otherwise mold starts to form and that won't make for a happy hummingbird.

2007

note: looks really good in quicktime.

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LCF 3 years ago

the quality of the slow motion is amazing!
dalas verdugo 3 years ago

My camera shoots at 60fps. I'd love to see what that would look like slowed down.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Your still camera?
dalas verdugo 3 years ago

Yes!
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Woah. Cool. Do it. I wanna see!
DrPiranha 3 years ago

I still use the flash bulb kind, I wonder how mine would look?
dalas verdugo 3 years ago

Here's an example of how it looks:

vimeo.com/clip:60702
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Dalas, yeah that is really smooth. Aside from the resolution, but that 60fps stuff is way way smoother than the hummingbird slo-mo that is only at the ole 30fps. HVX! HVX!
Adam C. 3 years ago

that's fantastic! it almost doesn't look real.
Nath 3 years ago

yes, at first I thought it was cgi or something.
lindsey! 3 years ago

so did i!
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

That's what I said when I first viewed the footage after I captured it. I love how one of the hummingbirds looks right at the camera.
Jake Lodwick 3 years ago

It looked like CGI to me, at first, because the bird's body is basically motionless, as if the animator were lazy. But it's just nature's efficiency, I think.
islebehere 3 years ago

WOW! that's really cool!
loonachic 3 years ago

wow! is that real??? Amazing! What kind of camera did you use?
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

I used my Panasonic DVX100a. But I believe most video cameras can capture the same thing by just upping the Shutter speed (I used 1/2000) and shooting at normal 60i, which most (if not all) video cameras shoot at.
CTD3 3 years ago

W o w !
danLinfield 3 years ago

wow! that's great
Nath 3 years ago

This is simply amazing.

I'm so going to download this.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Awesome! Download away!
Gabito Guzman 2 years ago

Holy, OH MY GATOS!

Shit. double shit. Damn dood. Damn.

i am also SOOO gonna download this.
noshoes 3 years ago

Love the audio!

Asolutely amazing to see how motionless this hummers head reamins while the wings flap furiously.
Imelda Bettinger 3 years ago

This is so neat!
Perez 3 years ago

very good!

wow!
Erick C. 3 years ago

the fly away in the middle was the best. i always wondered if humming birds move so quickly and to them that's normal speed, do we move really really slowly to them? furthermore, does that mean they exist slightly ahead in the future?
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

oh yeah totally! They must be livin life in fast forward. imagine if they ate coffee!!!!!

light speed
Buck Flashroy 3 years ago

Cool!
DrPiranha 3 years ago

Wow, that was really amazing! Nature can be even more astonishing slowed down.
Remyyy 3 years ago

We don't have this birds in France and I'm always impressed by their beauty, and class. This birds were in fact the result of the research for the energy drink.
Aaron 3 years ago

No birds in France? Not even pigeons?

- most excellent video. and editing
FuzzyDave 3 years ago

i have a Panasonic Pro AG-DVC30 3-CCD MiniDV. Still in the box. It intimidates teh hell out of me.
FuzzyDave 3 years ago

Oh! Forgot to say that I was blown away by the richness of the color and crispness of the focus -- even in slow mo.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Holy crap man! Open the box already!! I promise you'll have fun with it. It is basically my camera minus the 24p (film framerate) function and XLR mic input. In fact DVC30 has I higher shutter speed, 1/8000 i think. Mine only goes up to 1/2000. Open it open it!! Do some slo mo stuff.
SectionJake 3 years ago

neat.
brianbrown 3 years ago

hummingbirds in slo-mo is my fav
zzz1492 3 years ago

Gorgeous!
I have sat with my camera in my hand watching a hummingbird in my neighbor's yard; of course, I got nothing.
Jonathan Marcus 3 years ago

Kinda like the Matrix, except real!
trp0 3 years ago

My favorite part was when the hummingbird stopped the bullets with its mind.
alissa 3 years ago

hahaha!
aaroneous 3 years ago

Very cool. Thanks for mentioning what camera you have. Now I covet, envy, jealousy (you know what I mean) you. One of the best I've seen on Vimeo. Man, this site is so much better than TV.
Jake Lodwick 3 years ago

thank you.
storm runner 3 years ago

Great work -- amazing capture!
ojo 3 years ago

You wont believe, this morning I smoked a cigarette outside and a real big bublebee came along and I thought to myself that a hummingbird video on vimeo would be a nice thing - and - You made my day!!!
Thanks
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

No problem!
christy gordon 3 years ago

Beautiful. I love how still they keeps their heads even though their bodies are moving so fast. They really are strange birds.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

They are amazing birds. These particular hummingbirds seem really big to me. The ones I've seen in the past are maybe half that size and I've never seen them sit before. They are very strange, moving at 2 speeds, it is mind boggling.
jendreams 3 years ago

This is amazing!
doriansky 3 years ago

surreal
that is awesome footage
i'm in complete wonderment
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Me too! I hope to capture more hummingbird action in our backyard. Hopefully with a real flower next time. ;)
tkiser 3 years ago

Incredible!!
Chromazone 3 years ago

The sound works very well with your impressive clip. We have the "Ruby-throated" hummingbird in North Eastern USA. I'm always amazed at the loud noise these small critters can make with their wings.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

It is a very impressive sound. I really wished that there wasn't construction going on next door. I tried to get the microphone as close as possible.

I hope to learn a lot more about hummingbirds.
PEIKA 3 years ago

beutiful
jross-video.com 3 years ago

Neat - real clear - in my backyard today was snow.
Thommy Browne 3 years ago

My folks recently purchased a home out in the country that and their new garden attracts lots of humming birds. I'm going to try to film them.

What do you put in the feeder? Sugar water?
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Kamala says: to boil up some water to kill any bad stuff. Then you mix in sugar. 1 Parts Sugar to 4 Parts Water. Some hummingbird feeder kits say to use food-coloring (red usually) to help attract the hummingbirds.

DO NOT USE FOOD COLORING!

It is bad for the hummingbirds. The color of the feeder is enough to attract them. Make sure also to change out the sugar water and clean the feeder once a week, otherwise mold starts to form and that won't make for a happy hummingbird.

Good luck and post some footage! Can't wait to see some clips.
kumzooloo 3 years ago

Ooooh, my man, this is an amazing one! I wish I had dreams like this.
GermanNuestro 3 years ago

I love those little babies
JD 3 years ago

Beautiful. Goob Job.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

thanks!
Gus 3 years ago

I saw this back when but forgot to say how remarkable it was.

There's a camera called the Phantom that shoots at 1500fps. Haha, but seriously you did a great job with what you had.
Ian Lucero 3 years ago

Thanks. Phantom hmm... I will check it out. I really want to get a nice macro diopter lens first. But hmmm... yeah a nice hi-speed camera and macro. I'd be set.
Gabito Guzman 2 years ago

The compressed quality is so good.
Gabito Guzman 2 years ago

I dig the photos of the set-up. Would be nice to see a montage in the credits, or something. I like that sort of behind-the-scenes stuff. Again, excellent work.
sanddunesandsea 2 years ago

so surreal
eric cwiertny 2 years ago

Holy $#!* Ian,

this was so damn cool! One of the most amazing videos I've seen on this site to date!

Soooooo Good!
Ian Lucero 2 years ago

thanks eric. Happy you enjoyed it.
Linda McClure 2 years ago

Awesome! I love it!
iamkeir 2 years ago

Wow!