Male black-chinned hummingbird poses for pictures
On our recent trip to southwestern Colorado and Ridgway State Park, I was hoping to photograph my first hummingbirds of the season. Given the location, I was particularly keen on…
Silhouetted hummingbird signifying the end of the season
What will probably end up being one of the last pictures of a hummingbird this year. Sitting in the backyard waiting for one of these guys to visit our flowers,…
Backyard hummingbirds for National Hummingbird Day
I just learned that these little guys have their own day that is today! That works out well as we have had a few gathering their energy in our yard…
Beautiful broad-tailed hummingbird in dappled light
It took a lot of work and patience but this pretty lady finally gave me one of the shots I was looking for this past weekend. The hummingbirds were quite…
Backyard birds make for an easy photo excursion
I didn’t have a lot of motivation to go out looking for critters last Sunday and had managed to create myself a lengthy list of chores that needed to be…
Bully takes over the hummingbird feeder
Activity at the feeder we put up at our campsite in the forest had been relatively calm. We had as many as 10 hummingbirds visiting at a time, all getting…