Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Hummers

Have you seen the hummingbirds this spring? 

Mine are keeping me so entertained. But, it's hard to take a picture. They are so skiddish!! 

I do manage to get some now and then.





Just when you wish you had your camera it's nowhere to be seen. The other night hummer #1 was busy taking his fill of nectar when hummer #2 flew in an attempt to run #1 off. Well, #1 was having none of it. He gripped that support with his feet tight as could be. Then he leaned back til he was totally horizonal!! I couldn't believe it. I had never seen one do that. But, #1 was not giving up his dinner. He remained in that position, very still, until #2 flew off quite disgusted he had failed. Yep, where was that camera! 

I am linking with Wild Bird Wednesday and My Town Shootout

13 comments:

  1. Don't worry Latane. All birds are hard to photograph, never mind constantly moving hummers. But your photos are fine, especially for those of us who never see hummingbirds.

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  2. Those are great photos!
    My Hummers come right up to me when I don't have my camera with me, but if I have the camera, ZIP - they are gone!
    Hope you are having a beautiful week!

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  3. Love your hummer story so much! That is such interesting behavior. Your photos are wonderful! I tried to get my first shot this morning but not being used to seeing me on the porch, the hummingbird was very skittish and the one shot I got was out of focus. I have to keep trying! :-)

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  4. They are sneaky and cheeky all at the same time.... gotta love it.

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  5. awww, lucky you, your pictures are GREAT!! i have my feeders out and filled, they have been seen in the area, but not at my house yet!!!

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  6. So lovely to see Latane, thank you.

    All the best Jan

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  7. Hummingbirds are so hungry and so very territorial. They would want 10 feeders all for themselves. LOL. Love your pictures. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  8. I LOVE hummingbirds. I've had my feeder up for about a month, but saw the first one a couple of days ago. He sits on the fence below the feeder as if standing guard. I've only seen one other and he was quickly dispatched. Enjoy your day!

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  9. The Hummingbird is beautiful and my favorite bird. What a sweet one this is with a bit of red on its neck. It matches the feeder. Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos, Latane. The Hummingbird is beloved to me.

    ~Sheri

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  10. Love the story of our post. I haven't seen any yet but I'm watching.

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  11. It's too early for them here! I'm happy to see yours!

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  12. They are so sweet! Yes, they are hard to photograph.

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  13. Wonderful birds, and great pictures.

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