I finally got a photo or two of a hummingbird! It took lots of patience and lots of photos that didn’t turn our very good.
I hope you can see the tiny little green body getting a bite to eat in the middle of the hollyhock…
Here is a side view
And my favorite, the hummer looking right at me wondering what I was doing.
The hummer’s have left my feeders and just feed in the yard now…
Because the honey bees have found the feeders.
Fooey!
But I have lots an lots of trumpet shaped flowers in my yard…just because I want Hummers so they are not going hungry.
Everyday I have anywhere from 5 to 10 regular little hummers that spend their summer with us. Lately we are seeing other hummers on their way through to their winter homes, so I don’t mind that the bees are cleaning up the sugar water.
I have lots of food for everyone.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I think the hummer was smiling at you. Love the hollyhocks too.
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how absolutely stunning, you must have just gasped when you saw that you had got that shot of him watching you.. I would love to have more humming birds, i should plant more flowers just for them.. we always get a few when the lilacs are in flower.. clever you getting that shot though!.. c
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Wow—great photos, Linda.. I especially love the 3rd one… Amazing little birds, aren’t they???? We have quite a few here now too—and I love watching them and hearing them ‘flit’ around!!!!!
Have a great Sunday..
Hugs,
Betsy
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Congratulations! Delightful photos, delightful birds. Do you get any species besides ruby-throated? We are way too far east for any but the rarest of other visitors, but you are nearer the other kinds.
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It takes a lot of patience to capture a photo of a humming bird, congratulations. Hollyhocks are one of my favorite flowers, unfortunately for me, they never do well in my heirloom flower garden, your’s are beautiful and I love the bright magenta color. Enjoy the day, Julie.
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Love the Hummers!!
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Wheee!!! Hey, at a beekeeper’s meeting the other night they said we could take a tiny bit of insect repellent and put it on the hummingbird feeders to keep the bees away. Or there is apparently some sort of feeder made to keep the bees away. We were talking about being good neighbors… Most folks are like you and me though and don’t really care so much and are happy the bees are getting a boost, eh? 😉
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The photos of the humming birds feeding in the hollyhocks are just lovely. Clever you in managing to snap them.
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Beautiful pictures! Your hollyhocks are gorgeous too!
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Phenomenal pictures, Linda. It took me a while to spot it in the top photo. But then i never did find Waldo. 🙂
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Great job! I haven’t seen one hummer yet this year.
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Nice job! Congrats on your success. Hummers are a treasure from Nature.
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Wonderful pictures!!! I had a hummer give me the “evil eye” once when I was doing some trimming. I quit, thinking that maybe it had a nest there. This is Linda, using my mother’s computer. She loves your blog, especially on Friday. Thanks for helping an old woman smile!!
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That is awesome!!! I can sit forever and watch hummingbirds. They are so graceful and beautiful
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p.s. The Glowstick People are made by simply taping the glow sticks to clothing and bodies with heavy clear shipping tape. After the kids run around the yard and street in the dark for a while the sticks are all pulled off and left in heap. Next morning the glow is gone and they (the sticks not the kids) are put in the trash.
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Good job Linda, I know how hard they are to catch. Ours will be gone in the next couple weeks. We are now down to just one or two.
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I also love the picture of the hummer looking at you. Great shots! I can watch hummers for hours! (And hate to admit just how many hours I have done so!)
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Nice pictures of your little hummer, Linda. I like the one of him looking at you, too. Really pretty hollyhocks!
Blessings!
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Great photos! Congratulations and have a great week! ♥ :o)
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Yes, I love the hollyhocks too – even without the lovely hummingbird it would be great to see them
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Well done ! They are so hard to catch. I don’t have many in my yard but they just zoom in and out.
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It’s not easy to get a decent photo of hummingbirds, but you’ve done a great job with these pictures. You obviously take good care of your hummingbirds (and bees).
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You sure did get great shots! Wonderful little creatures! One buzzed me today..I was wearing a red shirt:)
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Wow, Linda that was a learning lesson. We don’t have hummingbirds in Australia,
we have a different version called honey eaters. Really interesting to google
“hummingbirds”! Guess what!!! Your feeder for the birds is just like as shown!
Red!
These birds sure are small, and wow can they fly fast!
This is the wikepedia link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird
Thanks for the lesson on something new. Well done.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
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Good for you!
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Wonderful photos! The little hummer and the smallest hummers are so cute. I love those red Hollyhocks! They are so lovely!
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Congrats and great shots, even if you only get one or two great shots after taking a few dozen its worth it..:-))
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