Hummingbird Adventures # 13

Yes, that shadow shot is great, Sis. I don't think I've ever seen one like it!

Sally, I agree, that's a great shadow picture!!
Sw, I love to read the happenings around your hummers. You describe everything so well. Yes, that was my Torch Lilies (aka Red Hot Pokers or Kniphofia). It's really a challange to get the flower and hummer in focus. I, too, take 200 or more photos a day of my birds and may just get one picture that's worth keeping. Persistence will pay off.

Sally, I am so happy that you were able to grab your camera and get such good photos! Happy Dance for Sally! : )
I too loved the shadow. Quite often I see the hummers shadows before I actually see them.
Today is overcast temp. when I came in was still 98 degrees, but the clouds are nice. The last few days have been really hot (over 100 degrees), and sunny. Might get a t.storm. Oh goody! Just the thought of rain raises my spirits. : )
Thanks for the nice things you said, duc. I've always been a good wordsmith, used to write professionally.
I am going to post a few photos from Sat. & Sun. I'm behind on posting again, but I'll catch up.
Here is Zippy on Saturday morning.

She was hungry, just a sweetie to hang out with. She usually chitters a hello to me.
The boys were doing their usually aerial sparring, the BCH's have gotten quite good at going through those vent openings.

Zoom chased off the other hummers. Making his distinctive zooming sound.

The sun was just coming over the roof of the house, but Zoom seems to be up and moving at dawn on these hot days.

Not a great photo, and there are times I really want to insert the word "it" into the intitals BCH, right after the B. LOL. Shy, secretive, and way too fast for me to catch sometimes on the camera. It is as slow as dial up. LOL!

See what I mean? The BCH is drinking through the hole that has the toothpick in it. I stuck my face around the door of the gh when he just flew in to get this photo. I snuck up on him, Ha Ha! : )

This is what I typically see of the BCH's, they move so fast, and they are shy.

Cropped, same photo as above.

This is the Trickster. He let me get several nice photos of him.

Trickster eating.

I like his wings better in this photo.

His sweet face is visible, including those white feathers by his eye.

No color, but a nice photo of a BCH. Last for now. I'm caught up I think. Thinking gets me into trouble, so I'll stop while I'm ahead. LOL!
I also enjoy reading about your H.Bird adventures. I wish I had my camera in hand and ready all the time, but it is impossible to weed with your camera in your hand. Word pictures will have to do for those times we have a memorable experience with the little hummers.
Glad I half got the name of the plant right. I should try them again sometime.
WIB!
SW

Ah, SW, those photos of the B**CH dodging you were so funny! What a HOOT!

Sally, that shadow photo was amazing! WOW!

Linda

Good one, little bird got me again. Here is the photo I did get earlier. : )
WIB,
SW

Thanks everyone. What was really funny about that shadow, my camera is full, I need to download to the other computer (I like having the pics on both) and I actually had to erase some to be able to take those. Plus the sun was going down, that's where the shadow came from.

Forgot to say I am really enjoying ALL your hummers SW. Wish I could get more than two hanging around at a time. We're doing some deck work for the next week or so, probably won't have many visitors for a while.

Sally,
You can count on it. Hummers don't like disruptions to their schedules, but some are curious. Ya never know.
Took this one yesterday. Think it's Zoom. He was guarding that feeder. They are funny that way. I know from watching him, that he perches and waits for interlopers just so he can chase them off. Kind of fuzzy, cause I had to crop it. Look at his rapier shaped beak!

Can't tell for sure who this is.

The only BCH I was able to catch yesterday. For some reason, they were warier than usual.

Zoom? Sure looks like him, but I thought he had a green belly, was it the lighting? Almost sun down. It was the last photo of the day.
More tomorrow!
WIB,
SW

Maybe they're passing the word and bringing home visitors! LOL

Boy am I glad that I'm behind on posting or I wouldn't have much to show you. I had lots of company, but, you can't always get them to co-operate.
This appears to be the Trickster.

Zoom charged, and scared Trickster away.

Isn't he pretty!

Napping in the warm sun.

Sweetie Pie spent a lot of time perched on the wire.

Spreading her wings.

Flying away.

The BCH made an appearance before dark. He's got that beady little eye that is always watching you.

A different pose, same bird.

Our girl Zippy came and got a fill up.

This is Sweetie Pie, much better photo.

I love the way the light caught his eye in this one.

Was able to catch some wing! : )

Zoom pretending to be a bat? Almost dark.

Color! ~ Happy Dance~ Color!
LOL!

Saved the best for last series of two photos. I have a Jasmine? plant in my gh, and look at what I got photos of. : D!