Hummingbirds – Feathered Photography

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird At My Trumpet Vine

Have I already seen my last hummers of the season? (5 photos)

Intense Flower Color Reflecting On A Hummingbird’s Ventral Surfaces

Whether or not it appeals to you aesthetically, it’s an interesting phenomenon.

Hummingbirds In My Garden Yesterday

Hummers and tomato cages. (5 photos)

One More Black-chinned Hummingbird At My Trumpet Vine

For some unknown reason, ‘my’ hummingbirds have pretty much abandoned my trumpet vine.

You Might Be Surprised By How Wide Hummingbirds Can Open Their Bills

I was. (3 photos)

One-winged Hummingbird In Flight?

Another disappearing wing, but for a different reason. (3 photos)

An Interesting Effect Of Shutter Speed On A Hummingbird In Low Light

Some bird photographers may see this effect to this degree more often than I do. (3 photos)

Spotlit Black-chinned Hummingbird Taking Off Vertically

Including an alternate composition. (2 images)

Finally, A Juvenile Male Black-chinned Hummingbird

Including some of the stinging insects hummingbirds encounter while they’re nectaring on flowers. (6 photos)

Black-chinned Hummingbird – Bee Wars

Several species of bees love my trumpet vine as much as hummingbirds do, which sets the stage for conflict. (11 photos)

Black-chinned Hummingbird Surveying Her Bountiful Larder

Two dramatically different versions of the same photo.

Black-chinned Hummingbird And Trumpet Vine

Trumpet vine is also called hummingbird vine, for good reason.

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird In My New Favorite Takeoff Posture

From the boring to the sublime in less than a heartbeat. (2 photos)

Same Broad-tailed Hummingbird As Yesterday, Different Attack Takeoff

Including one photo where his gorget is fully lit up in all its glory. (5 photos)

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Full Attack Mode At Takeoff

A photo I’ve lusted after for a very long time. (2 photos)

Category: Hummingbirds