I have at least 3 Hummingbirds visiting my feeder and probably more. They had been very active due to how hot it had been the other week, at or very near 100s. They also have been visiting the flowers on my deck. I captured this one through the window enjoying the annual Salvia that I had read they liked but up until then had never seen them try to drink from. The butterflies are faded stickers on the window to keep birds from flying into it.
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is one I was able to get recently of a Hummingbird visiting something other than the feeder. It was feeding on my Calibrachoa flowers. I liked the nice soft bokeh behind so sharing today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
I have a lot of older bird pictures still cued up to share but I was rather proud of this one that I got a few days ago. I was sitting on my deck watching a couple Hummingbirds visit the feeder. This one as it was coming in one time, stopped right in front of me and hovered for a bit and I was able to get off a couple of shots and this one was the better of them. I think it was wondering what I was doing and checking me out. 😁
It's October already today and autumn is on the way. I have a Hummingbird feeder hanging off the deck but lately the Hummingbird has also been visiting the flowers I have in pots on the deck. It was actually raining a bit last weekend and I was finally able to capture the hummer visiting the Lantana. It looks a bit frazzled due to the rain. I am pretty sure this is a female Ruby Throat.
Happy Friday! TGIF! One evening last week I was able to capture a Hummingbird enjoying the flowers on my deck. A lot of my shots were of it's back but I was able to get this image of it from the side at my Lantana flowers. Because Friday's Are Bokehlicious, the lovely bokeh is created by the tree in the distance.
I captured this Hummingbird at a friend's house a few weeks ago. I prefer more natural settings for my bird shots but I really liked the light in this one and also the pose of the Hummer as it was just landing on the feeder.
The Hummingbirds have returned this spring. This is a Ruby Throated male that I have been able to capture taking a drink at the feeder.
This summer was a good time for Hummingbird photos. This is another of the female Ruby Throat after she turned around on the branch she was sitting on to face me. I was only about 8 to 10 feet away sitting in a crook of a tree trunk with some branches between us and sitting very still so guessing she did not see me. It was a wonderful close up experience.
I have been given some neat opportunities for photographing Hummingbirds this year. I let some wild Sunflowers grow in my garden and this female Ruby Throat took advantage of them one evening to sit and rest in between feeding and I was able to capture her through the door window.
9/11 Anniversary, Never Forget.
It's Friday and Friday's Are Bokehlicious! Today's bokeh filled image is one I was able to capture last weekend outside Topeka, Kansas at the railroad I get to play at. We were having a very small get together to celebrate the owner's birthday. On a break I went to take some photos and I had no more sat in the crook of a tree than about 8 feet away from me this Hummingbird came and sat on this branch. It stayed there for quite some time and allowed me to get a number of shots. I liked this one because for some reason it was sticking it's tongue out like it was tasting the air. This is a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
