The most,
hummers get,
to rest,
all day.
Their daylight hours are spent packing on calories,
to survive their torporous nights.
Cheers to you from the resting hummers~
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Stunning photos. Just amazing! Mona
So happy you think so & thank you for letting me know დ
They are really cute and fierce at the same time – wonderful pictures!
Thank you Meg and you are exactly right. They look sweet, but they pack a punch! 😉
Such gorgeous photos Cindy. I’ve been seeing hummers all summer on a tiny forest trail that almost no one uses. There’s a section where I hear them always that I’ve now named Hummer Hollow. Today one stopped (briefly!) about 1.5 ft from my face, and then later another flitted around a bit and then sat on a tiny branch to say hello. Magic!
Alison
Smiling……They are winged magic. Coming close like that means she/he wants to know you better. I think it is quite an honor. When they really know you, they hover so close to your eyes that I make my eyes not focus on purpose, because it is a bit disconcerting, how much I trust them: knowing for sure they will be both so skillfully precise to not hurt my eyes, and so honorable, that I know they never will. Love to you Alison დ
❤️❤️❤️ I walk the trail past Hummer Hollow almost every day (rarely miss actually) so I think they are slowly coming to know me. I feel so honoured that they seem to be coming a little closer. xo
They will keep on coming in for a closer examination of you!
One of them came closer today – 12 to 18 inches, dancing around in front of my face for several seconds, then flew to sit on a nearby branch (twig) where I could see him/her. So magical I was in tears. (Pretty sure they are anna’s.)
Makes me so happy! Keep hiking there. At some soon point, you may be physically frozen, not daring to move, or scare them off, as they hover fascinated less than an inch from your eye. Don’t worry they are the most precision flyers in the bird world. And they like you.
💕💕 I’ll keep you posted. 🙏
Cindy, thank you for these beautiful photographs!
You are more than welcome Charles. Hope all is well with you დ
They are such cute babies.
They are indeed, and tough little battlers! დ
These are beautiful shots, Cindy.
Thank you Kally & it is wonderful to hear from you. დ
Wow! Magnifique!!
Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
Absolutely beautiful close-ups of these fascinating little birds. 🙂
So happy you enjoyed my friend & thank you for stopping by დ
So cool you shared these darlings. Just this morning, every time I peeked around the front door at the feeder, a particularly talkative & charismatic individual flew right to my face & said something. I don’t know what, but my intuition told me that he or she liked me almost as much as I liked it, that it appreciated the freshly made drink, and just possibly, it was playing peek-a-boo. I’m going to miss these tiny friends.
Yes! Hummingbirds know who feeds them and watch and get you know you. He was personally thanking you! დ
Awww!!
Lovely hummers! In Massachusetts, we only have the Ruby-throated. It must be fun to have different kinds zipiping around!
I love the assertive Ruby’s. Wonderful that you have them! დ
Very beautiful pics
Grazie Mille Athira! დ
👍🏻🙏🏻
It’s amazing that you could get such great closeups of these guys. They never seem to stay still.
They are very busy birds. Their metabolism is around 77 times faster than humans and their wings can beat up to 200x’s per minute დ
Fabulous photos, Cindy!
Thank you Clare დ
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Pretty and intricate! Fantastic shots👏
Thank you very much. I love people who appreciate hummingbirds დ
Thanks must go to you Cindy for bringing such priceless photos of the cute little bird 🐦 They’re absolutely splendid!
Honored my friend. Thank you very much & stay safe and well დ
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Amazing captures, Cindy! Wonderful to see Humm this close.
Thank you very much Amy. I hope you are safe and well დ
Wonderful pictures shared and information too
Honored. Thank you Tanvir & be well my friend დ
Thank you more for your kind appreciation.
That greenish one is surprising! Is it a certain type etc? We’re mostly seeing the little brown ones right now.
Yes, the green ones are called Anna’s. დ
How neat! I imagine there’s a story there somewhere, why they’re called “Anna’s” 😊
Well, you are right of course. They are named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.
🙏 😊
They are so beautiful! 😀
Aww,…… Thank you so much Miranda & cheers to you დ
You’re welcome 😀
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