![Broad-tailed hummingbird partakes in the milkweed Broad-tailed hummingbird partakes in the milkweed](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/07-03-2023-Marston-Hummingbirds/i-6R9txf5/0/59a6f1a7/X4/20230703%2006-03-40%200014-Edit-X4.jpg)
Well, since these little dudes don’t seem to like the milkweed I planted in my yard just for them, I had to travel for these. Haha. Actually, it was just a coincidence in that the photo subject I was seeking this past Sunday wasn’t cooperating and this handsome fellow did. He wasn’t too keen on letting me get as close as I would have liked so I kept my distance. It was heavily shadowed and early in the morning so shooting conditions weren’t ideal, but it still made for a fun bunch of images and my first hummingbirds of the season.
![A male broad-tailed hummingbird dines on nectar from milkweed. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/07-03-2023-Marston-Hummingbirds/i-ZhST36c/0/acfcdd94/X4/20230703%2006-03-39%200012-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A male broad-tailed hummingbird dines on nectar from milkweed. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/07-03-2023-Marston-Hummingbirds/i-kWLr8Cr/0/6c706658/X4/20230703%2006-03-38%200011-Edit-X4.jpg)