On the weekend, I was stitching on the porch, when I noticed there seemed to be heck of a lot of hummingbird activity in the yard. So I set down the needle and picked up the camera.
In actuality, it was only two hummingbirds. Both females. But they did NOT like each other. Hummingbirds are very territorial. I don’t know which one claims my yard, but there was a lot of scrapping going on. It was like a miniature warplane dogfight, occasionally punctuated by sword fights (they sure do put those long beaks to good use!)
Throughout it all, I was able to get some of the best pics of the year.
They are such fascinating little creatures.
I don’t think I will ever tire of taking picture of them.
I did manage to get a shot of the two combatants together, though it’s not quite in focus.
They just move too darn fast!
Our temps have shot up, so they might stick around for another week or two. But soon enough, the yard will be void of their antics. As least until next summer.
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Great photos! I think I’ve seen more of them this year than I ever have before.
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Great pictures! We have not seen any around here for a number of weeks.
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Those are great photos. Especially the one with both combatants! Just this week I saw my first hummingbird of the summer at the flowers on our balcony. I even made Dennis come look. Ha!
Blessings and hugs, Betsy
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What beautiful photos! They are fast and fascinating!
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Terrific catches; they move so fast!
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Your photos are just awesome!
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Beautiful.
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You got wonderful photos!!!
I have yet to see a hummingbird here. I read yesterday that they do frequent the area up by the lake. They are probably not there now, but next summer I will be checking it out for sure.
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