Rattled Hummingbird

This guy flew into a window and knocked himself out. He took a few minutes before he got to flying again.

Very touchy moment and capture! most of times they aren't so lucky!

Regards! Hanan

I knew there had to be a story behind this shot, thanks for posting with an explanation. It's a decent capture with good colors, but the fact that it's very unique takes it to another level. I mean, I've never seen a picture of a hummingbird being held before! Cheers, -Clayton

Hanan, Clayton,

thanks for taking the time to comment. In retrospect I wish I would have taken the time to put a shorter lens on my camera. I just grabbed the camera with the 100mm lens on it and had to take the pictures with the hand holding the bird stretched out as far as I could. If I had put my 50 or 35mm lens on first, I would have had more "keepers", as most of the pictures I snapped were a bit blurry from the awkward position while shooting one handed.

Here's a tighter close-up.