You have a swarm.

Tired of hummingbirds? No way! Never!

There are virtually NO birds near me. Occasionally, I see a small group of some sort of small birds sitting on power lines, too far away to identify, but there is never more than 8 or 10 of them.

I love birds!

TY for sharing!

I never get tired of them either. I sit upfront and watch them. We only had about 12 until the migrating started. Soon they will be gone.

Never thought of them that way... thanks for the info. And the beautiful shots.

But they do not like the cold.

I just love them! Well, all birds & animals really, but the hummers are extra special!

Can you imagine flying so far with their teeny wings?

Nature surely is incredible!

https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration.htm#:~:text=Many%20hummingbirds%20spend%20the%20winter,in%20spring%20are%20usually%20males.

Yeah, those teentiny wings, but you see how fast they fly, too, right? It's like you can hardly see them! Indeed, Nature is truly incredible. And we puny humans had better become better stewards of Nature.

Yes, I agree himans better wake up & take care of our beautiful planet!

I've read the males have groups of females & once they claim a feeding spot, the male watches over it & chases others away, Fascinating creatures & gorgeous!

TY again for sharing!

light's powerline, and in the crepe myrtles just to watch the feeders. They zip in to chase others away and they have been super busy over the last few days.

The newcomers have taken over my hickory trees.

The ones that have been here all summer are nesting in my oaks.

The newcomers stay primarily out front, so we added more feeders to keep them happy during their stop-over. We kept two feeders out front as part of the trap-line, but now we are up to 6 feeders out front.

I have no idea where the newcomers came from but I'm enjoying them.

And so are they to have you to care for them. TY for all you are doing to help them along their way.

Can you imagine flying so far on those tiny wings?

I was amazed to see that.

Yes, they are amazing!

the head.

Yikes!

Poor things...

TY for helping them!

I don't have a feeder, but when I was out walking, I noticed some feeding on the mule-ear daisies (Wyethia).

Oh, that was not easy photography. They move so fast and are easily spooked in the wild. My old camera has a dinky viewfinder, so I had to use the flat panel display in the back of the camera. That meant taking my glasses off to see the screen (since I am nearsighted) which lost my "normal" view of them, and I had to rely on autofocus, and there was glare from the sun.

Many pictures came out nicely. I upgraded the camera to a newer model with a sharp and bright viewfinder.

The feeder let you get nice shots.
I enjoyed them!

They are so quick, you are gifted to get such good shots!

Thanks, brer cat.

I have enough shots for more threads.

I love shooting pictures of them, because you can’t really see what their wings are doing with the naked eye and also when they spread their tail is beautiful

I keep thinking they'll be gone when I wake up, but so far, the migrating ones are hanging around. It's in the 90's here, so that helps.

Used to see hummingbirds all the time, when you can actually see them that is. Those little buggers are FAST! I miss Louisiana, Cajun food is the best. I gained 30 pounds in the year and a half I was there, lol. Too much Jambalaya (and Pastalaya for that matter). Not to mention fried oyster poboys... Damn, now I'm hungry!

Food is good here.

Somewhere between Lake Charles and Alexandria? And for the life of me, I don't understand why Lake Charles has a bypass but Baton Rouge (at least when I lived there) doesn't. God, the traffic there was atrocious, especially around the I-10 - I-12 split.

And "Food is good here", that's the understatement of the century. Y'all know how to eat in Louisiana! Another thing that I miss is proper red beans and rice, though now we're verging on Creole territory. Simply put, I think that Louisiana has the best food culture in the US, hands down. Oh well, I guess I can console myself with a box of Zatarain's.

Boudin balls are awesome. And so is the original boudin, especially the ones on sticks... I never did get into crawfish, we used to use them for catching bass where I grew up. A largemouth bass can't resist a soft-shelled crawdad, as we call them. I've eaten them, and the are indeed delicious, but not so much my thing I guess. One Louisiana tradition that I love though are King Cakes. I don't even like sweets, but man, those things are fantastic.

We called them crawdads too back home. (Georgia)

They live year round in our woods, so we keep feeders up all year.

We sometimes get the Rufous Hummingbird while it is migrating. Several other species have been spotted during migration as well. I keep hoping to see more.

I'm in Louisiana.

His breeding plumage. He’s got a single ruby on his throat. I had a Rufus hummingbird come by in late November 2016 and stayed until 18 December. I had just been too lazy to bring in the feeders. It was just amazing in no way did he belong here in Delaware
I just came across this shot of him hunkered down against the cold December hummingbird

Incredible shot!

We love our little hummer friends! We started feeding as soon as they showed up in May. We have 4 feeders and they are full. We love their sassy attitude!

I've got more.

and soon they will be gone from East TN.

I could never get tired of those utterly fascinating little critters

We love the little devils! And I love the geometrically flawless half-circle the males carve in their aerial victory dance over a defeated interloper, punctuated with a squeak at each end. They're pretty aggressive for a creature that weighs less than a nickel.

Sep 2, 2019 — A group of hummingbirds is called a charm, and footage above shows just how charming the little birds are when they feed together.

But they're even adorable when they do that.

I noticed one hummer in particular wanted to dominate EVERY feeder, he'd flit from one feeder to another challenging anyone else trying to access the treats!

I wish I could keep the bees off of my hummingbird feeder.

butterflies are all feeding on everything.

Thanks!

I try to keep the flowers going. The bees seem to love catnip flowers, but they've all browned up now. Marigolds are still going strong though.
This is a fun thread to read, thank you! Love your pictures

I'll cut the dried blooms and spread the seeds around the bed after I cut the stalks to the ground. I mulch them with dead leaves and topsoil against the cold. They'll come back next Spring. My perennial beds are still going. It's still warm here, so that helps.

I've laid out new beds for more wildflowers next year. My other wildflower beds are doing their thing - they bloom at different times.

I really love the spiders that inhabit my various flower beds.

Thanks!

And I will never get tired of hummingbirds.

I love them too.

and I backed up.

if not, SKITTLES will suffice

You have the same feeders I do.

and quietly read with my face about three feet from a feeder. As long as I’m still they will come and I can see how stunningly beautiful they are close up.

I’ve been pooped on walking under a tree, and it wasn’t a hummingbird. Didn’t kill me.

It did kind of hurt my feelings.

It does kinda change the dynamic.

No way that was an accident. I don't think it was anyway.

and you have done a magnificent job capturing their aerobatics and other shenanigans!

Thank you.

I've got more photos. Been out the last 3 days trying to get shots. I'll keep snapping until they go.

Some days I feel discouraged because my healing seems glacial. And then I remember that it happened just 2 weeks ago. That's not very long ago.

I am quite a lot better--but not wholly 'normal.' Whatever that is!

Thanks for asking.

But I won't complain too much about that. Beats the alternative.

I think normal is overrated.

Well, unless one is a republican. They could use a little normal.

I have two feeders, but it is always that one that runs the rest of them away.

Thanks!

Thank you for all the lovely pictures!!!

Love these.

I have more. It's been a busy few days for hummingbirds.

tire of the little ones. Great and timely photos. ThanksVote BLUE.

I will.

I just read this when I googled them:

Hummingbirds are, for the most part, unsociable. In fact, the adjectives "pugnacious" and "feisty" are often appropriate.

Those are some spectacular shots. Thank you for sharing them. I could never tire of hummingbirds.

I'll keep the feeder up for a while for any upstate stragglers that happen to come through, but it looks like the official sign that summer is over.

I have a thing for birds.

….either winter with me in Arizona or they migrate through Arizona to their winter destination. Either way, I’ll keep my feeders full to feed your hummingbirds visiting with me

My daughter lives in Albuquerque and sees hummingbirds weeks after they're gone from my back yard.
Just keep those feeders full, and enjoy them as long as you can.

What equipment are you using, camera and lens, may I ask?

A run-of-the-mill DSLR. Nikon D5600 with a Nikkor 70-300mm lens. Nothing fancy. No post editing, just resizing.

Thank you for the heart hug

I rec-ed earlier and wanted to return to let you know how much I love these and your other two series of hummingbird photos.

I'm also happy to see you're getting some much-deserved recognition for your work. Keep shooting and posting!

Critters are my favorite things to photograph.

sugar water dispenser is before it is up in the spring and ask for it. My aunt does. The hummingbirds go up to her on her deck as if to say "hey lady where is the sugar water?".