Reply #10: From what I've read, using flash [View All]

[priller]

is key to taking hummingbird shots. Not only for the extra light, but since the flash is faster than the fastest shutter speed on your camera, you can use the flash to freeze motion instead of high shutter speed. Very interesting!

Here's a web site of a guy who seems to have spent way too much time thinking about hummingbird photos:

http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/hummingbirdpictures.html

I've even seen a photo of another guy's setup (can't find the link at the moment) where he had at least 4 remotely controlled flashes setup around his hummingbird feeder. That's dedication.

BTW, love the last picture with the red-throated hummingbird. Beautiful.