Your video is so exciting to watch.......is this a 3 minute video from your digital camera or??? I have a Canon with that same feature but how long were you outdoors in the wings so to speak waiting for the right moment? Do many hummers frequent your feeder during the day? I would like to try this and would like any info you would share. Thanks a million. GOOD JOB BY THE WAY!

Vicki

Actually, I have a digital Cannon S1 IS and the length of the video depends on the size of your flash card. I currently am using a 512 which gives me about 11 minutes of video. I just recently won an ebay bid for a SanDisk 2 GIG flash card so hope to extend that time to about 45 minutes or so.

This particular video, I was actually standing in the garden, focused on the feeder and waiting, for about 10 minutes before Mr.Hummer appeared and I was able to push the 'record' button.

But, I've also gotten some good footage by putting the camera on a tripod, pressing the 'record' button, and walking away. Of course, that is pretty hit or miss, but if it's an active feeder, you are bound to 'catch' a hummer. I have then edited the film to get rid of the part where nothing is happening with Windows Movie Maker that I think came with Windows XP.

Here is an example of that: (I cut off about 9 minutes at the beginning of the film that was nothing but the feeder and the breeze, to get right to the 'good part')

Give it a try. What have you got to loose except a little time. It's fun to see what you 'catch'. I think of it as trolling for hummingbirds. LOL

Let me know how it works out for you.

Here is a link that might be useful: after editing