Yard bird! Fairmont, West Virginia........7/16/2017.

Another shot of the hummingbird

In courtship, the male attracts the female with an aerial display. He dives close to a female, his feathers making a loud whining sound near the bottom of an oval trajectory. Rufous Hummingbirds are highly territorial, defending feeding territories not only while breeding but also during migration. Rufous Hummingbirds do not sing but make warning chips in response to perceived threats. Their wings make a whine much like the sound of a cicada.

Rufous hummingbird, Los Ranchos, NM

Reifel bird sanctuary

Anna's Hummingbird

Adelomyia melanogenys

Bellavista Cloudforest Lodge

Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador

Very dark background, so the higher iso resulted in a bit of noise. I've found these little guys can definitely humble your photography knowledge and play with your patience... alot of time spent just waiting.

I have several photos from 2010 that I had planned to upload to Flickr. Over the next little while I will be uploading these favourites from 2010.

I thought I would start with my favourite birds. My beautiful little gardens jewels; the hummingbirds

Peachland, BC

Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade

Activists for birds and wildlife

Hummingbirds hanging around the cottage

Immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Hummingbird in so cal

Hummingbird

Visiting the feeder in the rain

Queen elizabeth park

vancouver

bc

canada

Hummingbirds at my parents house - Labor Day Weekend (9-1-13)

Puerto Iguazu

A personal fav of mine, should have spent more days taking pics of the hummers!

Cocora Valley, also home to tame hummingbirds

Cloud Forest, Monteverde Costa Rica

Two hummingbirds meeting for a drink at Santa Elena national park in Costa Rica.

Greenville,SC

This little guy claimed the bottlebrush shrub outside our house and defended it non-stop everyday.

Hummingbird at Marquette Lake