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Resting during nest building. Some spiders' silk, that didn't make it into her nest, can be seen plastered to her feathers.
The picture of this Buff-breasted Hummingbird was taken at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands in Edinburg, Texas.
My wife and I spend many summer nights on the deck watching the ruby throated hummingbirds buzz around the feeders. We try to get shots with out the feeders in and as most of you who try to get those shots know that it is difficult. My wife can take some short video with her camera and one night we got this amazing shot of a hummer feeding and very clear picture of her tongue. Click on the full screen for a great shot.
Difficult little fellows to capture! SHot these with a Sigma 150-500mm (at 500mm) at very high ISO (1600) due to bad light. We put out a new hummingbird feeder and it's already luring in a few different birds.
(ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS)-FIELD MARKS-metallic green above adult male has brilliant red throat, black chin, whitish underparts, dusky green sides- female has whitish throat;grayish below,buffy wash on sides.
Hummingbird mid-flight at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida. 2nd hummingbird I have ever caught in mid-flight
A male ruby-throated hummingbird shows his vibrant red throat and tongue while perched at a feeder.
It's always eventful around the hummingbird feeders. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are working on bulking up for their long journey to overwintering grounds in Central America.
Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.