Hummingbird at Monteverde National Park

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

This nest is in a bush at a friend's house in Green Valley, Arizona.

LA County Arboretum 03-30-14

More photographs of hummingbirds taken over the lunch period when we waited for the rain to stop. i spet most of the time on the balcony behind the lounge area looking at hummingbirds and other creatures.

I rarely photograph hummingbirds on feeders but took this photo to help with ID. It does however show the difference in quality that was possible if photographing a settled hummingbird right beside me.

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It doesn't take long for a humming bird to appear in our garden now - of the 6 or 8 that visit the feeders regularly, you typically only have to wait 10-15 minutes for one to show up, so here is one taken as I was taking it easy in our garden this morning...

I typically upload in small sets - don't just look at the latest one in my photostream as you might be missing something you'll like more.... and your comments are ALWAYS welcome :)

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hummingbirds at Cononuco.

By Los Carpinteros.

The Hummingbird Hawkmoth. This remarkable Lepidoptera is distributed throughout Africa, Asia, and northern Europe. It is a remarkable example of adaptive evolution. It possesses a long proboscis, its wings make a "humming" sound, and it actually hovers in mid-air when it feeds! All these factors mimic an actual hummingbird so well that they are often mistaken for them when seen! To extend this adaptive evolution even further, it flies even during the brightest parts of the day, as well as at dusk and dawn like other moths...and even when it is raining!

Their forewings are typically brown, with wavy black lines crossing them. Their hindwings are orange, with a black edge. Their abdomens are much broader than most moths of their size...further adding to their protective disguise. Their wingspan averages 1.8 in. (45 mm.). Their diet consists of nectar from plants such as honeysuckle and Red Valerian. Their disguise as hummingbirds is so effective that they have few natural predators. #ourbreathingplanet

A great shot of the hummingbird hawk moth I photograghed this August in Dorset

© Gregg Umphrey

Female White-eared Hummingbird photographed at Beatty's feeder station in Miller Canyon, Arizona on August 1, 2006.

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Brad Carlson

I hid behind a white pine tree to get this shot of the hummingbird. The sun was low in the sky, shining on the bird and the background was shaded. The result was the black background.

Ruby throated hummingbird, juvenile, resting after much insect chasing.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Hummingbird

Male at

Lady in Red Salvia

Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Belton, Texas 4-11-17

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Monteverde Cloud Forest

This poor hummingbird doesn't know whether to sit, stand or hover while trying to have breakfast.

Male Ruby-throat Hummingbird

A juvenile female hummingbird caught in flight at a feeder.

At Clemens Gardens in St. Cloud, MN.

This facility has a walk-through aviary holding only samples of Arizona's many Hummingbirds. You can get closeup shots even of nesting birds.

107_0788e; Magnificient Hummingbird

Contemplating

Hummingbirds are one of the hardest birds to photograph, as they move so quickly and so often. This is a female Anna's hummingbird. A lucky shot to say the least.

Shot in Corona de Tucson Az, 03/2012. North side of Santa Rita Mtns.