The year round hummers have names. Meet Star.
Star got the name because she is my star poser and lets me get quite close. She often sleeps with me a couple of feet away which is incredibly cute! She looks about ready to nod off now.
Yep, here she goes, snoozing the day away. I can identify with a hummer who likes her naps!
This is Flash. He strobes his intense colors at will and frequently. He tends to be a bit more hyper and dominant than laid back Star.
He would never sleep in my presence, but he loves to zoom at great velocity over the top of my head, making my hair flutter!
At the feeder he perches at the back and hides, peeking at me occasionally out of curiosity.
Piloto is Spanish for pilot.
He drinks from the feeder only while in flight, never perching.
Piloto is named for his flying ability.
He is always in super fast motion and is an expert in flying backwards.
He loves to fly about a hundred feet in the air and dive bomb down at up to 6o mph!
Darth is named for his black helmet and his cranky behavior. He will frequently dislodge Star from her perch while napping, just because he can! He is quite entertaining to watch and harmless, albeit the other hummers do find him annoying.
The spring migration will be starting any day now. Up to 40 additional hummingbirds will descend on The Holler. I will hang additional feeders to accommodate the numbers and we have nest boxes going up in the center courtyard. By mid-April The Holler will be humming!
Cheers to you from the The Holler Hummer locals~
Thank you for more beautiful photos!
Your welcome, I can resist taking photos of the hummingbirds only for a certain amount of time. Like an episodic addiction~ 😉
So cute that they have names and “personalities”….this is only possible where the photography is masterful and the love of nature paramount. I think I’m in love with Star.
I am totally in love with Star. It is unusual to find such a mellow and relaxed hummingbird. We tend to watch each other. If I wander away, he frequently shows up in a nearby flower. <3
Beautiful photos. I was thinking you should be seeing hummers on their way north. We don’t see them until later in the summer when they start heading south down the Rio Grande Valley.
I am expecting the hordes arrival any day now, with the peack reached by mid-April and lasting until fall. Only the locals stay year round, for the migrators The Holler is simply their summer home! 😉
I know I always seem to say this Cindy but these are fantastic! These hummers are just gigantic in these photos. That last photo of Flash, with the color around his face all lit up, is particularly intense. They sure do have their own individual personalities don’t they? I look forward to more posts like these as we approach the height of hummer season! ~Lynn 🙂
Thank goodness I have friends like you who love the birdies Lynne. <3 <3 The main Holler entertainment for us is about to begin, and I need to get geared up for changing two, two quart feeders daily!
Your pictures are always so beautiful. When we plant sunflowers, the hummingbirds come not for the seeds but for the flowers and they are so pretty to watch. Keep up the good work. A.G.
So happy you have the hummingbirds in your garden. They definitely enhance our lives with their amazing personalities~
I have run out of adjectives Cindy in speaking to your photos. Wow!
You are very kind and most motivating! Thank you~
Amazing shots, Cindy. I love their fuzzy heads. 🙂
Aren’t they just adorable birds. They look so cuddly in the photos, of course they are way too tiny to cuddle!
Hummingbirds are one of my favorite hummingbirds. Thank you for showing beautiful pictures
Thank you more for appreciating them!
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These guys are too cute. And I love the names that reflect their personality 🙂 Stunning shots!
Thanks my friend. I look greatly forward to following your ospreys during another nesting season!
Such beautiful birds!! I finally got to see one in my backyard! It was like hitting the lottery lol. Wonderful photos, Cindy ❤️
Yes, they are like some sort of manna, direct from heaven! I never cease to be amazed by them~
We already have 3 hummingbirds ! !
YaY!! I am happy for you. You are doing things right and you should soon have more, which means you are a lucky person~ <3
Pheee-nomenal.
That is EXACTLY what they are! 🙂
Lovely photos. How cute that you’ve given them all names! Their personality differences are very interesting, It’s as if you were describing my kids. Thanks for sharing. Hope you’ve been well. ☺
“It’s as if you were describing my kids.”
Cracking up….this is a priceless comment, and so true. Do you think hummingbirds parody humans?
I think so sometimes… 😉
Quite possibly. I never really sat to observe them like you’ve had the opportunity so I had no idea they had such distinct personalities. Our creator is so wonderful, I bet He’s smiling at our little discovery ☺
I know he must be happy when we can figure one small thing out! <3
How fun and engaging your little friends are! Great pics!
They are the bestest friends.
I went to have a blood test which is not something I love, in “civilization” which is also not something I love.
I looked out the window and who should be flying there?
A hummingbird, in the concrete jungle.
I felt comforted.
Sweet!
Sensational pictures Cindy! The best I have ever seen of these beautiful creatures….. Thank you so much. Love their names too. Happy napping!
Laughing and thank you. A happy hummer, and human, is one who is napping! 🙂 <3
Laughing here! Xxxx
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Stunning pictures. Thanks for posting them 🙂
Thank you much more for appreciating them Christopher~
Great shots! Not everyone can capture them so well. Have fun!
Thanks much & cheers!
I miss these beauties! We don’t have hummers here, unfortunately. Love these pics! 😘
So pleased you do and thank you!
You are getting to know them quite well, and seeing their different personalities shine out in one way or another is just amazing. They are such beautiful and dainty birds but alas, we don’t get them here. However, I get to enjoy them through your incredible photos! You are such a good photographer.
I think I’ve asked you before, but what kind of camera do you use and do you use a zoom lens to capture these exquisite little birds?
Hi Barb. I use the Sony HX400 which has an adjustable zoom lens up to 1200mm equivalent. All of these photos were shot in zoom, but none at full zoom. So pleased you enjoyed my friend and cheers to you~
I hope you don’t mind Cindy, but I’ve shared your post on my Passionate About Pets page on Facebook. I want everyone to see those cute little hummingbirds and your incredible photography.
You are very thoughtful and most appreciated! Thank you for your kindness~ <3
When we lived in Central America, we had 5 species of hummingbirds – my favorite was a big blackish one, who had a purple vest and curved beak, but that one and the others were bullied by a tiny red headed one, who had a short straight beak and the habit of attacking them like a kamikaze… I could never get any good photos of them, so am very impressed that you’ve accomplished this.
So happy you love the hummers! I have seen the hummingbirds in Central America. They have them in great numbers and beautiful variety. How exciting it must have been to live there! I would love to go back and see more of them.
We lived in an area where migratory birds from both North and South America wintered. That was one of my favorite parts of living there. One year, ‘bird counters’ logged 137 species within a half kilometer of our house.
Wow! That is simply incredible!
Hummingbirds are the reason if I had life again I would live in North America. These extraordinary photos made me all happy and sad all at once! The photos are wonderful, and the birds are out of this world. I’m with Cynthia on this one – Star is my friend…
Ahhhh, your comment touches me. I know precisely what you mean when you say happy and sad at the same time, that bittersweet feeing. Hummingbirds are just very special. Ancient people in Central America believed they were spiritual messengers, and carved massive hummingbirds into stone plateaus that can only be diserned or seen from atop very high mountains. They lived closely with them and revered them. I understand this and agree with it. Hummingbirds are magical creatures and they are not afraid of humans like other wild birds are. I love them and I can tell you do too. <3
What a handsome little hummer community! Darth sounds like a kid I knew in school – always stirring up the pot. Do you know how far their typical migration journey is?
Some banded Rufous hummingbirds were documented completing a 3,500 mile annual migration from Alaska. Theses smallest birds in the world, fly across the Gulf of Alaska which boggles my mind. Some hummers make up their minds to stay in one place, like our year round hummers. Unlike other birds they will choose when environmental conditions allow. They amaze me.
That is amazing!
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Meet the cast of the Hummer movies over on Cindy Knokes blog. It is an aeronautical display that few of us are privileged to see but in the Holler these beautful birds gather in the spring migration and can be seen through the magic of Cindy’s camera lens.. Meet Star, Piloto, Darth, Flash and Star
You are a kind soul Sally and the hummingbirds and I are very lucky to know you. Thank you my friend and be well~ <3
Loved your photos. I so miss seeing hummingbirds. In Los Angeles we had plenty and I loved filling the feeder and watching them but I have not seen a single one since moving to Dordogne.
Sad. I can tell you miss them. Reliable garden feeding stations have allowed hummingbird populations to increase despite habitat loss. So your feeder in LA helped the species. I am sorry you no longer can do this.
Lovely pictures, Cindy. I never thought of hummingbirds as having different personalities like that. Star lives up to her name. She’s darling. 🙂 — Suzanne
She is a very secure hummingbird, not scared of anything!
Love, love, LOVE this. How great is that you are on “name basis” with these beautiful birds, goes to show they love hanging around you 🙂 and as always, the photos are wonderful. I’m having a bit of photo envy going on over here… I wish I was even just a tiny part this good… What camera do you use for your stuff (or did I ask you this already?)
You are very kind and most appreciated! Thank you. <3 My camera is a Sony HX400 with a 1200mm adjustable zoom lens.
Amazing pictures! 😀 I love watching birds.
These birds are so attractive, Cindy. 🙂
Thank you Ranu!
I love these photos! I have to tell you that I’ve been called’a humming bird on speed’ so I can relate to these little beauties!!
We don’t have these birds here in dear old England. But I wish we did. Would love to see a few of these flitting about in my garden 🙂 lovely photographs !!!
I hear you! They are so much fun. They buzz you when you are working in the garden and follow you around to see what you are doing. They are garden companions and they make really distinctive sounds, of course the humming, but also clicking.
Spectacular photos – wow!
Merci beaucoup!
Gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing them
Thank you more for appreciating them Mary & cheers~
Magnificent!
Amazing. I have never seen a hummer asleep. Rarely have I seen one even perching to rest. Usually, they are too busy busy zimming around my head or the yard. My heart could not contain the joy of seeing 40 hummers all together. Enjoy. (:D the busy busy was a typo — I left it because it seems so appropriate.)
I would not remove the second busy, it describes them so perfectly! 🙂 Thank you Colleen~
Beautiful photographs!
Mille grazie!
Amazing photos Cindy. The variety of hummers you have there is super. We have, for the most part, only the ruby throated hummers. Our variety depends on male, female, mature, immature and that is about it. Take care.
We have the rubies too. They are a joy and a tad hyper. We have been getting more Rufous which pleases me. Any species of hummingbird is a joy to have in one’s garden and I am very glad you have them Wally. Cheers to you my friend~ <3
Great photos! I usually can’t get close enough for anything worthwhile.
Sitting quietly tends to work. They get used to your presence and eventually will buzz up to your face as if to ask, “What ARE you doing here?” 😉 😉
Such stunning captures, Cindy! I adore hummingbirds <3
So glad you do love them. They deserve your love! <3
schön ist das, wünsche schon jetzt eine gute Osterwoche, liebe Cindy
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund und Froliche Dienstag! <3
These are gorgeous and so close I see every little detail. They’re so tiny and c.u.t.e.!
Saw a few hummingbirds when I was young, then a few in British Columbia a few years ago. Now these. Thank YOU. Love them and your description of their personalities. Fantastic photography, Cindy. <3 <3
I am so happy you like the hummingbirds and thank you for your thoughtful comments! Be well my friend~ <3
So great to see those close ups, thanks!
You are very welcome & cheers to you!
Those photos were amazing! I have never seen hummingbirds in such detail. Thank you!
It makes me happy that you enjoyed them and you are most welcome!
Schöne Bilder. Ich wünsche dir frohe und sonnige Ostertage…
Machs guet…
Vielen Dank, du bist ein sehr guter Freund Ernst! <3
When Don and I built our little cabin in the woods, we had many hummingbirds…it was wonderful. We had feeders on two sides of the house and the hummers would zoom around chasing each other from feeder to feeder. Don and I used to wonder what would happen if they were coming round just as we were going out the side door. OUCH!!! We could just imagine tiny hummer bodies sticking out of us 🙂
My son was just asking about this. We will be having dinner outside on the side patio in summer where the feeders are, and 40 or so hummers will be zinging around our heads. I think they are such percision flyers that this will not likely happen, unless they are in escape mode from combat, in which case it could. It never has happened to me though in 8 years at The Holler.
It never happened to Don or me either 🙂 but it wasn’t ’cause the hummers didn’t try 😀
Can not wait for my pairs to arrive 🙂
I can well imagine. I feel this way about the arrival of the orioles too!
I get them at same time as hummers and the two kinds demand lots of Grape Jelly and about 7 pounds of White sugar and suet and mealworms oh and my Apple blossoms 🙂
Sounds very familiar Eunice. Nothing is too good for our birdies! <3
Beautiful images Cindy! What type of camera do you use for birds? My iPhone 6 just doesn’t cut it! LOL I am in the market and would love your input.
cate
If you want to take close ups I recommend my camera, the Sony HX400. It has an adjustable lens that can zoom to 1200mm equivalent and everything in between. It only costs somewhere around $300 so it is not super pricey.
Wow. Thank you. I will look into that one! 😀
Impressive photos of those quick little things. Beautiful and I love they all have names!
They had to have names to match their outsize personalities! 😉
What truly fantastic photographs!!!!!!! Just loved them and spent so much time looking at the wonderful detail. <3
Awwww, makes me happy! Thank you~
These are amazing – a visual feast. Did you take these yourself? How??!! I’ve tried to capture normal garden birds and only end up with a blur. Oh, and I love their names.
Thank you so much! I sit in a chair near either the bushes the hummers hang out in or near the feeders. I use zoom and get the focus first and then just sit and click and enjoy the hummingbird antics. My camera is a Sony HX400 which has adjustable zoom that gives me lots of flexibility.
Absolutely amazing photos! Enjoy the rest of the week. ~ Mia
So happy you enjoyed and cheers to you!
Amazing photos Cindy
Merci beaucoup mon ami!
That will be a lot of feeders and hummers to enjoy. They are beautiful with such incredible color and detail. How many acres do you have on your property in the holler? You must have a lot of species of birds and wildlife, Cindy with all the amazing photos you take. And so professional.
You are very kind Joyce, thank you! We have just over seven acres at The Holler, but we abut a nature preserve of over a thousand acres, so you are correct, The Holler is bird centrale. We have a couple of oak groves on the property and they are full of a huge variety of birds.
Sounds like a little bit of Heaven on earth. 🙂
Well I didn’t mention the downsides! 😉 😉
Hummingbirds are flying jewels! Beautiful photos, Cindy!
They are indeed flying jewels and I love the way they can flash their colors on and off!
Gorgeous colors!
Birds have it going-on in the looks department!
hahaha oh yes you are right!
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wonderful..excellent ..fantastic Cindy!Wish you all the best 🙂
Awwww, so kind and so appreciated! Cheers to you~
Wow! Fantastic.
Mille grazie!
Wow! So beautiful. I don’t often see ‘hummers’ but while in Arizona this winter, there were 2 particular bushes near the condo entrance we stayed at where a few of them liked to visit regularly. 🙂
It is always fun to spot hummingbirds. They add a smile to your day!
They sure do. 🙂
<3
How fortunate to have them year round, and to get to know each one. Must be heavenly.
They are very special and are part of our lives. I would miss them terribly were I to move~
What spectacular photos, Cindy! You truly amaze me with your ability to get so “up close and personal” with these lovely birds. The best I’ve done thus far is grab a few blurred shots from behind a window!
Awww, so kind and I feel the same way about your wonderful poetry Debbie! <3
Beautifully caught. Must take a lot of patience. The best I can do here is spray paint the sparrows (naughty). 😀 😀
Cracking up, I’m gonna tell the Queen on you. I know she can punish people for messing with her swans, and The Tower Ravens, and I bet she has some statute from long ago covering sparrows! 😉 😉
I’m already booked on for a good racking. It’s a free service to HM’s subjects.
I hope she doesn’t find out I’ve been getting the old paint off using a blow lamp (wicked). 😀
Definitely the rack for you! You better run to Scotland, somewhere deep in the empty moors and hide out for life time or three!
Och aye the noo.
Although your replies to replies don’t appear in notifications. Only seen if a person returns to the post. (settings/discussion/enable threaded (nested) comments z levels deep)
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Correction. I meant your reply to a reply to your initial reply to a comment. My brain hurts. 😀
This is exactly what happens to my brain whenever I try to use it, which is why I so rarely do.
The Hummer portraits are gorgeous! Cindy you should make a photography book of them to sell! Your photos are awesome! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Awwww, you guys are such nice friends! Thank you~
You’ve found .. the A Team of hummingbirds! Glorious & TY Cindy!
Yes, but the A Team is going to be facing huge competition quite soon when the migrating hordes return from Central America, tired, hungry, wanting to mate, and cranky. The A Team will drop to C Squad in the face of all the belligerent competition! 😉
Whoah! I’m thinking you’ll be sharing those pics?
I can’t help myself. I’m a hummingibrd addict. I should go to a 12 step program, but I am not willing to give up my addiction.
I’m with Debbie – awed by your ability to get close and get spectacular photos.
Alison
Awww, hope life is good in San Miguel Alison~ <3
Omgosh! I love the names you gifted them and wow, the vividness is incredible! I need to be at the holler. Grin.
When ya’ coming and what kinda vittles should I fix up for ya????
Cindy, you made me smile and giggle. YOU are AWESOME! One day I will, I have to believe it, visit with you! Grinning about the vittles.
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Wonderful! I think I like every one of them no matter that characters they have. The are so cute!!!
You are like me. They are all loveable in everyway! <3
I’m always in awe of seeing all these species in one area …. after all, there’s only one species east of the Mississippi River. Great collection!
It seems the further south you go the more variety you get. I was blown away by the incredible beauty and variety in Central America. But essentially, if you have hummingbirds you are lucky, because they exist in a limited part of the world.
So it seems they like the western US then into Central America. Glad you’ve seen so many!
Yes, and along parts of Canada and even up to Alaska!
Wow Cindy!! I am blown away at the photos. What great captures. I love how you have named the locals too.
Can’t wait to see the tourists 😀
You know those summer people, with their second summer homes, so hoity-toity! 😉
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Great shots! How much was getting close and how much was big lens?
I wasn’t at full zoom, but maybe around 600mm, mostly it is getting close and using zoom, while making sure the focus is sharp.
“Wasn’t at full zoom around 600 mm.” Sheesh. You’re a bad influence. Now I’m questioning my gear – for me full zoom is the 200 end of a 80-200 lens. o_O
Laughing, my camera isn’t expensive, but it has good zoom which is what I mostly want and it does the job generally. Your photos are outstanding. I was just looking at them!
Thanks Cindy. 🙂 Just goes to show you if you’re going to spend a little extra, lenses are more important. The quality of your shots proves the wisdom of your choice.
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Wow, Cindy, these photos are unbelievably detailed, revealing every feather of these spectacular birds. Thank you so much for sharing them! You could easily sell your photos to magazines like Living Bird and Audubon if you wanted to.
You are very kind Eliza and most appreciated too. People like you are why I blog~ <3
I’m serious! I get Living Bird and your photos are just as fine as any I’ve seen there. 🙂
I will look at it, and this is very nice of you Eliza, and very much appreciated too.
I love the way you have defined their personalities – and yes, I do believe they each have specfial characteristics just as we do. Beautiful shots as usual.
It took me awhile in life to realize that all animals do, they have feelings, they can pick up our feelings and intent, they are intelligent, aware, sentient, and they are just incredibly wonderful, but I know, you know, all of this! <3
What amazing captures! You have them well trained!
Eeeeeer, I think it may be the other way around! 😉
Absolutely amazing shots of these beauties Cindy! How lucky can you get? I just love their colours and the story you told. You also gave them such beautiful names. Thanks for sharing. 😀 ♥
Thank you so much more for appreciating the little buzzers! <3
Spellbinding! ミ◕ฺｖ◕ฺ彡
Grazie! ミ◕ฺｖ◕ฺ :star:
WOW! Just Great
Ulli
Merci beaucoup~
Honestly Cindy I cant believe how brilliant your work is >> This week the pink headed one is my favourite though as usual they’re all good
Awwww, you are so kind and it is so appreciated Andy. Be well my friend~
Thanks Cindy > Strange I’m off work sick today. Are you psychic as well? LOL
I think the connection we bloggers have is magical, and I know you know it too.
I love how you can capture them mid-flight with their wings flapping a mile per minute “HW”
Of all the animals I post, I know you love these little beauties the most Antionette! <3
Yes, you know me so well!
I’m looking forward to seeing many more hummer photographs in the next couple of months! Beautiful captures, here…so lovely!
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Oh GOOD! Then I don’t have to feel embarrassed about posting them because I love them so! Thank you and makes me happy!
No need to feel embarrassed – you’re bringing joy to many!
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If it’s all right, here’s a beautiful song about hummers that I’ve loved since I was 3…I hope that you like it!
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Seals and Croft, knew them so well, you ROCk!
Just fabulous and captivating.
Very happy you enjoyed the little buzzing ones!
super detail, great work cindy
Thank you very much & cheers to you~
I think I would just like to sit all day and watch these charming little birds. You capture their personalities so well. Looking forward to seeing more of Humming Holler
You can go to sit and watch them and completely not notice that time has passed. Some might say this is a waste, I call it nirvana! Hope all is well with you and Jack, Pauline! <3
Certainly is Nirvana. A lovely way to “waste!” time. We are keeping well and for the first time in over 6 years all the boys and their families will be coming round to our place to have a get together. Some times it is good not to be travelling…
Sounds wonderful and enjoy you family and beautiful garden!
I can never get enough of these delightful hummers. How adorable of you to name them. They’re handsome one and all. We have a pair of females, each nesting in a different tree but the males seem more plentiful. I’ve seen the females pull on spider webs and grab plant fluff for their nests. It’s been a magical spring.
Gorgeous shots, Cindy.
The nest are amazing works of engineering aren’t they! We put up two nest boxes this year and have hummingbird fluff for the rest. I twine it on the feeder and they pull it offf to make the stays that enable their nest to stay affixed to twigs when the winds blow! They are smart to use spider web, this very tough and very flexible material.
Bird brain is a misnomer in my book. I think they are downright clever.
Finally science is starting to catch up with bird brains, scientists are now referring to some bird species as feathered primates.
Superb images Cindy.
Thank you sincerely Bob.
I like the color of Flash personally!
Isn’t he gorgeous! His full name is Jumpin Jack Flash. 😉
Great hair on Jumpin Jack Flash! 😉
How in the world did you know his full name? Did one of the other hummers tell you????????
What little beauties…..
They are indeed, and fiesty too!
They are all stunning but I fell in love with Flash and then I realized he’s a guy. Now I’m all mixed up 🙁
I know, life is so confusing, let me simplify things for you. With hummingbirds, gender doesn’t matter, especially since I cannot always differentiate it correctly, so when I am unsure about the sex, I just randomly assign it, kinda like teachers did Mexican names for me in Spanish language classes when I was growing up. Since there was no Spanish name for Cindy, I was given a different Mexican name every year. (I really hated Felicita). Hummingbirds fall in the same category as any pet. Think of dogs and cats. You can love your dog Sam and your cat Fred just as much as your parakeet Betty.
Not to mention, we are living in gender fluid days, Flash could be male biologically, but female psychologically, in which case she would probably want a name change, maybe to something like Flashette. (I do like this new name quite a lot and am wondering if changing it now would be inappropriate).
Anyhoo, Flash by any other name (or gender), like all birds and people, would surely be as sweet, and we can love them all!! <3 <3
This was like trick a comment. It elicited a treatise on gender politics! I love it. Please do this more & be well!! 😉 😉
Terrific pictures Cindy!
Danke Schoen!
It is wonderful to me that in England, in March, I can feel connected to individual hummingbirds across the other side of the world. Thanks so much.
This connection you describe is the magical essence of blogging to me. It does indeed demonstrate that we all are connected by invisible ties that bind us to each other, to the natural world, and to all her creatures. I think the humminbirds feel this connection, and animals in general may be way ahead of us in terms of silent connection and communication. It is up to us to try and catch up to them.
Thank you Hilary, for being a human who can feel this. <3
I am not tired to say you are in Paradise, Cindy! Pictures are just breathtaking!
Half a year ago I moved to the new house and the street name is Hummingbird Way. I am anxious to watch them and then I can make the conclusion if the name of the street is right. 🙂
You might want to hang out a feeder with a drop or two of red food dye in it initially to attract them to you. After they are using the feeder, you can eliminate the dye. Depending on where you live, the hummingbirds tend to arrive in mid-April. I do hope you get to experience them!
I am not sure it happens in mid-April here. Today we have snow, freezing rain, rain – nasty weather. It is going to last for tree days. Apparently, they come to us later on.
Cindy, thank you very much for the short guide to impress this lovely creatures. I’ve seen them a lot sometime ago in Travers city (Michigan). They are adorable!
Yes, okay, they will come later then. Surprises me they migrate to snowy places, like Alaska. But just consider the idea? They might come to where you are. There are just like this gift that sorta bowls you over. I so hope you do get them.
Amazing shots & color! Love it! 😍😍😍
Awwww, thanks so much!
Wonderful captures of these gorgeous birds, Cindy. 🙂
Merci beaucoup mon ami~
How wonderful to be so close to these beauties, Cindy! I’m so stunned with these photos, the clarity is amazing and the colors are gorgeous! Up to 40 additional hummingbirds will descend on The Holler, wow!!! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing your joy and beauty with us, Cindy.
I almost missed this one. 😕
Visa versa 2UX2 Amy! If I can send back to you half of the beauty you contribute, I will be lucky. <3
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Eres toda una especialista en fotografiar colibríes. Preciosa colección. Un abrazo amiga.<3
Muchisimas gracias amiga mia y abrazos y besos! <3
Wow. Such beautiful birds and great photos, Cindy.
So pleased you enjoyed them & cheers to you Cynthia~
Beautiful pictures and they are just so cute! Vibrant colors for days!!
Kallia
Thanks so much and the hummingbirds think you have very good taste! 😉 😉
Marvelous photography. One can look at them all day!! Simply Splendid!!!
Awwww, so pleased you are enjoying them! Thanks much~
Hi Cindy, …read this yesterday afternoon and then things went crazy in the house (as though that’s something new and different 🙂 ..), and I didn’t get a chance to say anything. I envy you with your year round hummers. I feel really lucky if we get a couple of migrants that stay close to the house. I try to keep shrubs and flowers that they like along with a feeder close by for them just to encourage them to stay. Your pics are absolutely splendid, and now that I know your secret, I can see why you can get so close to them. …hugs, Cuz !
Hugs back to you and very happy you have been able to attract some hummers considering the assistance of your very helpful kitty-kat! Enjoy and Happiest Easter to you cuz~ <3
…and a very Happy Easter fro me ‘n’ mine to you and yours, Cindy.
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So beautiful! And I just love Star 🙂
Star is one loveable avian! <3
I very much enjoyed meeting your hummer friends, Cindy. How fantastic it must be when they are all congregated! Great post.
It is truly is incredible, especially eating dinner outdoors with them in the summertime with them whizzing around our heads! People cannot talk with their hands! 😀
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Liebe Cindy ein schönes Osterfest das wünsche ich dir Klaus in Freundschaft
Vielen Dank und frohe Ostern zu Ihnen mein lieber Freund Klaus! <3 <3 :star:
Oh my gosh, you must get a lot more hummingbirds than we do. I usually have 3 or 4 at a time.
The numbers are rising daily now. We had around 40 last year and tend to get more every year! :O
How delightful!
They are quite a daily comfort~
Pretty amazing you can get that close to so many hummers often enough to recognize and name them.
It is wonderful and I know it!
awesome pictures…Cindy..:-)
thanks for sharing.
Awesome pictures Cindy…:-)
Thanks for sharing…you are so lucky…:-)
If you like them, I am happy my friend~
Such beauties… Love your pictures. Each one is so special.. The birds the colors..
Awwww, so kind and so appreciated! Cheers to you~
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Blogging is so much fun because I get to interact with wonderful people, like you! <3
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Happiest Easter to you Sally. I am grateful for your thoughtfulness. <3
My feeders went up yesterday after our little newcomers buzzed us. They’re too fast for me to name, but I love the antics. Symbols of joy. 🙂
They are pure joy and comfort. So happy you get to enjoy them~ <3
Those are amazing photos. So rare to see the hummingbirds sitting still. When they fly they make the sound of a Jetson car. I love that!!!!
Yes, they do indeed! Plus they click at incredible velocity when they are scolding each other. They crack me up daily!
I had a hummingbird that would sit with a dragonfly on the same branch each evening several years ago. It was such a strange friendship.
Hummingbirds are super curious. I see this all the time. They investigate all sorts of other flying creatures with seemingly zero fear since they fly better than any other bird. Plus the other flying creatures, non-hummers, never seem challenge them. The only creatures I have seen attempt to actually prey on The Holler Hummers are the Roadrunners and the Praying Mantis. The Roadrunners have no chance, but the Mantis might, so I relocate them.
Happy Easter Cindy, when I did textile design at school we looked at butterflies to get colour and pattern ideas for our fabric designs and clothing designs, when I look at these beautiful birds with their fabulous plumage, the colours you’ve captured are so amazing, I want to replicate them in fabric.
Yes, I can understand this. It also explains why women throughout history have worn bird feathers, trying and failing, to replicate the original. I would love to see your hummingbird textiles. I suspect they would be truly lovely!
Dear Cindy, your hummer family is adorable. What great pictures. I just love them. Thank you! Hugs! Veraiconica
And now my hummer family is multiplying! The spring hordes are upon us!! Hooray!
I love to hear about your contact with the hummers, their names and oddities…I feel I come closer to them. That is just the way to think if you love animals. Personalities all of them! Thank you for sharing – and Happy Easter!
Awwww, yes indeed. You see their souls and I am so glad you do! <3 <3
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You have the best hummers!
They are a raucous bunch but I love ’em all! 😉
The bluebirds and robin are back in our mountains. The juncos (“snow birds”) have not headed north quite yet. The hummingbirds will not be by for a couple of months though.
Oscar
Oh I so love love the robins and bluebirds. The western bluebirds are so skittish here. The orioles and goldfinch are back and enjoying the fresh fruit. I have been eagerly awaiting their return!
I was watching the male blue bird investigating which house to settle into yesterday. This morning, we have another inch of snow on the ground…
I heard you guys were going to be hit with another snow storm. Stay warm and hope to see some photos of your bluebirds!
Of course, I’m partial to Flash because I’m a redhead. LOL They are adorable. So nice of you to plan on the extra guests. 🙂
I can’t even imagine what would happen if I didn’t accomodate them. I shudder to think. There would be a hummngbird uprising of some sort, a birdie boycott or something equally horrifying!
A dark picture of a bird uprising… 🙂
It just simply can’t happen…..
I think I saw a hummer here this weekend so I must put up some feeders. You always do a fantastic job of capturing them in your hollor!
Yes, when you see the first one it’s TIME! We are now getting hit with the spring onslaught, probably around 15 or so now, increasing daily. I suspect we will have even greater numbers this season than last as they seem to increase every year!
Cindy you must have enormous patience to capture so many perfect images!! We have humming birds come to the yard, but they flit and fly so quickly, I can barely see them! These are truly beautiful.
I developed patience over the years of being a psychotherapist, birds are really easy in comparison! 😉
hahaha– I guess there are lots of goo ways to develop patience!
My career was definitely a good way! 🙂
Aww! Lookeeee! Hummers! I love the Hummers so much…they’re so cute and sweet and lovely little birds! 🙂
They are the most incredible birds. They are not the least bit scared of me. When I change the feeder, they drink from it as I carry it in and out!
How wonderful! They are the most adorable lovely little birds 🙂
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Amazing photos and enviable relationship, Cindy!
You’re like the hummingbird whisperer 🙂 ♥ <3
They the way to their hearts is through nectar! <3
LoL … yes, I think you’re correct! 🙂 ♥ <3
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These are such beautiful photos! The tid-bits of info to accompany each is a great way to introduce us to them all.
Ahhhh, so pleased and so very thoughtful of you! <3
YAY!!! you have featured my favorite type of bird again 🙂 I was is challenging to get those very close shots on this birds? 🙂
A friend of hummingbirds, is a friend of mine! It takes a bit of practice and it helps a lot if the birds are used to you. It is harder to do with hummers who don’t know me.
oh i understand 🙂
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For the briefest of moments, I thought to myself: “Cindy finally got a HumVee to drive around town…” but you surprise me with an incredible series of action shots of these hyperactive birds (really an impressive display of photos here).
Thank you Randall. You encourage me. Can you even imagine me in a HumVee? I will leave that to Arnold Schwartzenager. It fits him to a t! 😉
Now Cindy, that’s my kind of ‘Hummer’. They are wonderful! 🙂 Léa
Awwww, wonderful to hear from you Lea and be well my friend~ <3
Merci mon amie! I’m working on it… xx
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that (Southern Ostrich). has a nice smile
She’s a cheerful big girl isn’t she! 😉
So So So Beautiful!
Great shots Cindy! What kind are they? They almost look like our Anna’s?
Cindy, these are beautiful! You are an incredible photographer! Love your work!!!
You are a very thoughtful friend Francisco. Thank you & be well.
You are very welcome Cindy, always a pleasure and all the best!