This little hummingbird regularly perched on a twig right outside our veranda; so I just lay on my lounger and fired away!

The light, alas, was overcast, but now and again the iridescent crest feathers would catch the light...

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Amazing wingbeat considering my shutter was 1600 of a second

(view large on black)

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...

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hummingbirds at Cononuco.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

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

Flying towards some nectar... In my backyard.

Konica Hexanon 55mm f3.5 Macro Lens

In the original you can actually see me reflected in his eye taking the shot.

I had to hold still and get the bird to start ignoring me, luckily it liked to land on this twig whenever it wanted to take a break, I was able to shoot this from about a foot away - hence the feather detail.

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

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Brad Carlson

Male Anna's Hummingbird

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.

Sauk County, WI

Oct 21, 2015

5th state record

Male......Very overcast today

Anna's Hummingbird @ Dawson Creek Park, Hillsboro OR

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

Anna's Hummingbird during snowstorm, Seattle, December, 2008

Taken Summer 2017 @ either Green Springs, Huntley Meadows, Meadowlark Gardens or my backyard.

Another shot of the hummingbird at the butterfly bush.

Male Ruby-throat Hummingbird

A juvenile female hummingbird caught in flight at a feeder.

Hummingbirds

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

Chaetocercus mulsant

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Hanging out.

The hummingbirds have been putting on a good show this summer but it's been hard to get any decent pictures. I took this one morning when the sun was on a tree behind the hummingbird feeder. I was able to blur the background and did a tight crop.