Winged Jewels

Zeroing in! by William Culp Via Flickr: Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird zeroing in on a black & bloom flower. My backyard.

I can do this with my eyes closed! by William Culp Via Flickr: Yesterday here was rain on and off. Bill's Backyard Bird Blind was the place to be. The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were busy. They like the rain. So I got the flash out and had a ball.

Rufous Hummingbird by Martin Passchier Via Flickr: Captured in a natural environment, no flash setup, no baiting/feeders used...etc.. Hit the letter L on your keyboard and then press F11 to enjoy full HD on your monitor screen.

I'm thinking warm already! by William Culp Via Flickr: Not liking the cold already, I put on a warmer/fun time pic of my little beauties at Bill's Backyard Bird Blind. Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

015A1948Competition Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Monarch Butterfly by Sue Bishop Via Flickr: In our garden.

Lazy eater! by William Culp Via Flickr: Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird sits on the tomato cage I put in this year for the Black & Bloom plant. Last year the plant grew really big and they are brittle. Hopefully the cage will help it from breaking. My backyard.

015A2877 Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Monarch Butterfly rhr by Sue Bishop Via Flickr: In our garden. The hummingbird kept attacking the butterfly and finally fed with it!

The Nectar of Life by Todd Wynia Via Flickr: An Anna's hummingbird seen at the Desert Botanical Garden over the weekend. The hummingbirds are active right now. Our back yard is Grand Central Station for hummingbirds. And it's about that time of year when two birds who love each other very much...

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) getting more nectar from native Bigberry Manzanita by Marc Kummel Via Flickr: This is another shot of a female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) getting nectar from a new flower of native Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) in the Ericaceae plant family. I get an even stiffer neck looking at this photo! See my [Previous] photo from yesterday for additional comments. (East Camino Cielo, Santa Ynez Mountains, 12 November 2016) (Hah - if you flip rapidly between this photo and the other one, you can see the hummer flap its wings!)

Tufted Flower Kisser by S.J. Trinidad & Tobago Nature Via Flickr: The Tufted Coquette can easily mistaken for a huge bumblebee, it is our smallest bird on Trinidad & Tobago. Also a contender for the second smallest bird in the world, beaten in size only by the Bee hummingbird of Cuba.

Great Saphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) by Glenn Bartley Via Flickr: Great Saphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) flying and feeding at a flower in the mountains of Colombia, South America. To see more visit - www.glennbartley.com

Hummingbird Moth Feeding by Mary Sheft on Flickr.

Proud Mother by http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/robert-bales.ht on Flickr.

Little Reparing by http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/robert-bales.ht on Flickr.

Beakfast Is Ready by Bill Gracey on Flickr.

Rubt-throated Hummingbird by Brian E Kushner on Flickr.