Hummingbird

[Dennis S]

They are getting ready to leave for the season. I got a chance to get another "roosting" humming bird. I have taken some pictures of humming birds feeding at various flowers, but nothing good enough to keep so far.

 

[Ross]

Heck if I even had a shot of one roosting for a moment, I'd be elated. We used to see lots of them here. Not true anymore.

 

[Cooker]

Nice. We are just now getting a steady showing!! I have 6 feeders up and have counted 5 feeding at one time. They were late this year. Poor things, to damn hot to fly away

 

[hensylee]

I love the hummers. I used to put out feeders and they'd stay here til late Sept and then disappear when their goose taxi was overhead. I think we got the same ones back every year. They'd hunt the feeders if I hadn't got round to hanging them so they must've remembered where they had been (the feeders). I took movies of them.

We haven't had any wrens this year and each year in the past we had bunches of them around - all nesting. I think the fires in Fl/Ga killed many and we had smoke in our neighborhood from those fires and it probably sent them away from us. Even now, I don't hear the wrens. Other birds we generally have are scarce.

That's a beautiful picture, Dennis. It's hard to get them sitting - they just flit around and don't sit for long. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Karlynn]

That's an award winner Dennis!

 

[Rich]

If I had any idea how to attach a picture to a post, I would show you the little guy sitting on my daughter's hand for a very long time. She was even feeding the bird with her fingers. She got a lot of great shots of this one both in her hand and sitting on the bushes.

 

[Ross]

If I had any idea how to attach a picture to a post, I would show you the little guy sitting on my daughter's hand for a very long time. She was even feeding the bird with her fingers. She got a lot of great shots of this one both in her hand and sitting on the bushes.

Stop making excuses and learn.

 

[Mary]

If I had any idea how to attach a picture to a post, I would show you the little guy sitting on my daughter's hand for a very long time. She was even feeding the bird with her fingers. She got a lot of great shots of this one both in her hand and sitting on the bushes.

Rich,
If you want to send it to me via email, I can reduce the size so it will fit, send it back to you, and explain how to attach it to a post. It's not hard; just a little complicated until you've done it once or twice. If you decide you want to try, send me a PM and I'll give you my address.

 

[Mary]

Dennis,
It is a great picture! Thanks for sharing it.

I have a few that Rich sent and I'd like to post. They are great too!

 

[Mary]

Here's another one in hand, and one perched on a blossom. Amazing!

 

[Rich]

Thanks Mary,
I'm glad we could share these pictures.
I guess the little guy was on one of her bushes but then he started to get a little woozy. Apparently she found out later that if they get too much nectar, they essentially get drunk.
So she let the bird sit in her hand for quite a long time.
Eventually the little guy sobered up and finally flew away.
It was pretty cool.
Rich

 

[BDMc]

Great Pics!

Great Pics!

Dennis and Rich, those are wonderful shots! Rich don't feel bad, I can't figure it out either. I send them with emails, and can post them on the web, but have no clue how to include them in a post. Perhaps the others will enlighten us... Thanks, Brian

 

[Natanni]

Love the hummingbird photos! I just purchased a 2nd large feeder today, in hopes to slow some of the fighting going on at my one feeder - reminds me so much of the battle scenes from Stars Wars with Tye Fighters and X wings.

All I have here are the red throated variety.