So far it’s been a slow summer for hummingbirds. This male Rufous Hummingbird has been the primary resident in the backyard but few others have shown up. I rarely see them feed at the garden lupine and this guy didn’t either but he did check them out. A couple more hummingbirds showed up today but it will remain to be seen if they stick around. For photographing hummingbirds, I use manual exposure and pre-set it based on where the bird will most likely be when I photograph. I also pre-set the focus since hummingbirds are so small and I don’t want the camera to hunt for focus. Then I hope everything comes together with a subject who will be cooperative. This male has been here since July 3rd but he tends to be very shy and has only given me two mornings where he was feeling cooperative. But with such a handsome subject, I’ll take what I can get.