More hummingbirds. I know, I know. You're tired of hummingbirds.

[Solly Mack]

[wryter2000]

1. OMG

You have a swarm.

[Solly Mack]

4. About 30 between all the feeders. They'll be gone soon.

[SheltieLover]

2. WOW, Solly, you've outdone yourself with these gorgeous pix!

Tired of hummingbirds? No way! Never!

There are virtually NO birds near me. Occasionally, I see a small group of some sort of small birds sitting on power lines, too far away to identify, but there is never more than 8 or 10 of them.

I love birds!

TY for sharing!

[Solly Mack]

5. Thanks, SheltieLover

I never get tired of them either. I sit upfront and watch them. We only had about 12 until the migrating started. Soon they will be gone.

[ancianita]

72. Hummingbirds migrate?

Never thought of them that way... thanks for the info. And the beautiful shots.

[Solly Mack]

78. Yes. To Mexico, as well as to Central and South America. Some people are lucky enough to have them year-round.

But they do not like the cold.

[SheltieLover]

80. I just posted a website

https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration.htm#:~:text=Many%20hummingbirds%20spend%20the%20winter,in%20spring%20are%20usually%20males.

[Solly Mack]

82. Thanks!

[SheltieLover]

84. Yw!

I just love them! Well, all birds & animals really, but the hummers are extra special!

[SheltieLover]

79. Yes, they do!

Can you imagine flying so far with their teeny wings?

Nature surely is incredible!

https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration.htm#:~:text=Many%20hummingbirds%20spend%20the%20winter,in%20spring%20are%20usually%20males.

[ancianita]

100. I've only seen them in California, so I'd no idea!

Yeah, those teentiny wings, but you see how fast they fly, too, right? It's like you can hardly see them! Indeed, Nature is truly incredible. And we puny humans had better become better stewards of Nature.

[SheltieLover]

102. Oh their wings move so quickly it's impossible to see them!

Yes, I agree himans better wake up & take care of our beautiful planet!

[SheltieLover]

83. "Only?"

I've read the males have groups of females & once they claim a feeding spot, the male watches over it & chases others away, Fascinating creatures & gorgeous!

TY again for sharing!

[Solly Mack]

86. Areas around here have several dozens, so 12 is a small number. I have males hanging out on my gutters, the outside

light's powerline, and in the crepe myrtles just to watch the feeders. They zip in to chase others away and they have been super busy over the last few days.

The newcomers have taken over my hickory trees.

The ones that have been here all summer are nesting in my oaks.

The newcomers stay primarily out front, so we added more feeders to keep them happy during their stop-over. We kept two feeders out front as part of the trap-line, but now we are up to 6 feeders out front.

I have no idea where the newcomers came from but I'm enjoying them.

[SheltieLover]

90. Holy cow! You're really lucky!

And so are they to have you to care for them. TY for all you are doing to help them along their way.

Can you imagine flying so far on those tiny wings?

[Solly Mack]

96. I know! They are amazing birds. Albeit vicious.

[SheltieLover]

99. Yes the males get quite aggressive over the feeders

I was amazed to see that.

Yes, they are amazing!

[Solly Mack]

106. So do the females. One female was pecking the heads of other females at the feeders. Just jabbing her beak right into

the head.

[SheltieLover]

111. Omg! Really?

Yikes!

Poor things...

TY for helping them!

[usonian]

3. They're very nice photos.

I don't have a feeder, but when I was out walking, I noticed some feeding on the mule-ear daisies (Wyethia).

Oh, that was not easy photography. They move so fast and are easily spooked in the wild. My old camera has a dinky viewfinder, so I had to use the flat panel display in the back of the camera. That meant taking my glasses off to see the screen (since I am nearsighted) which lost my "normal" view of them, and I had to rely on autofocus, and there was glare from the sun.

Many pictures came out nicely. I upgraded the camera to a newer model with a sharp and bright viewfinder.

The feeder let you get nice shots.
I enjoyed them!

[Solly Mack]

6. Thank you.

[brer cat]

7. Nope, not tired of hummers.

They are so quick, you are gifted to get such good shots!

[Solly Mack]

8. I have to take a lot to get a few good shots.

Thanks, brer cat.

I have enough shots for more threads.

[Walleye]

9. Mine are gone just like that. Monday was the last day here.

I love shooting pictures of them, because you can’t really see what their wings are doing with the naked eye and also when they spread their tail is beautiful

[Solly Mack]

11. I love the tail spread too!

I keep thinking they'll be gone when I wake up, but so far, the migrating ones are hanging around. It's in the 90's here, so that helps.

[Walleye]

12. Where are you located? I have a friend in New Mexico who still has lots of them migrating there

[Solly Mack]

14. Louisiana. Friends in New Orleans tell me they've seen them over the winter. Not here though. Not yet.

[MLF1981]

15. I lived in Baton Rouge for a year and a half.

Used to see hummingbirds all the time, when you can actually see them that is. Those little buggers are FAST! I miss Louisiana, Cajun food is the best. I gained 30 pounds in the year and a half I was there, lol. Too much Jambalaya (and Pastalaya for that matter). Not to mention fried oyster poboys... Damn, now I'm hungry!

[Solly Mack]

17. I'm in SW CENLA and we get too much winter for them even though we don't get much of a winter at all.

Food is good here.

[MLF1981]

20. So I'm guessing...

Somewhere between Lake Charles and Alexandria? And for the life of me, I don't understand why Lake Charles has a bypass but Baton Rouge (at least when I lived there) doesn't. God, the traffic there was atrocious, especially around the I-10 - I-12 split.

And "Food is good here", that's the understatement of the century. Y'all know how to eat in Louisiana! Another thing that I miss is proper red beans and rice, though now we're verging on Creole territory. Simply put, I think that Louisiana has the best food culture in the US, hands down. Oh well, I guess I can console myself with a box of Zatarain's.

[Solly Mack]

21. Somewhere between the two, yes. I prefer Creole dishes though I won't say no to a crawfish boil. Not a fan of boudin.

[MLF1981]

38. Man, oh man, you and I are very different.

Boudin balls are awesome. And so is the original boudin, especially the ones on sticks... I never did get into crawfish, we used to use them for catching bass where I grew up. A largemouth bass can't resist a soft-shelled crawdad, as we call them. I've eaten them, and the are indeed delicious, but not so much my thing I guess. One Louisiana tradition that I love though are King Cakes. I don't even like sweets, but man, those things are fantastic.

[Solly Mack]

59. I'm not a native, so that could explain it. My husband loves king cake. Me, not so much. lol

We called them crawdads too back home. (Georgia)

[RainCaster]

10. Those look like Anna's

They live year round in our woods, so we keep feeders up all year.

[Solly Mack]

13. Those are ruby-throated hummingbirds. They migrate south for the winter. They are usually gone by mid-September.

We sometimes get the Rufous Hummingbird while it is migrating. Several other species have been spotted during migration as well. I keep hoping to see more.

I'm in Louisiana.

[Walleye]

22. Yes, that's the way my juvenile males were looking before they left. On one of yours, you can see starting to get

His breeding plumage. He’s got a single ruby on his throat. I had a Rufus hummingbird come by in late November 2016 and stayed until 18 December. I had just been too lazy to bring in the feeders. It was just amazing in no way did he belong here in Delaware
I just came across this shot of him hunkered down against the cold December hummingbird

[Mousetoescamper]

91. Your photo is quite beautiful, Walleye!

[Walleye]

103. Thank you! Got some winter light

[Solly Mack]

108. Beautiful! Simply gorgeous!

Incredible shot!

[Walleye]

110. Thank you I felt, especially smiled upon by Mother Nature to get that little bird visiting me in the winter

[Solly Mack]

112. The unexpected pleasures are the best.

[HeartsCanHope]

16. Never! Please keep them coming if you're so inclined. The photos are fantastic!

We love our little hummer friends! We started feeding as soon as they showed up in May. We have 4 feeders and they are full. We love their sassy attitude!

[Solly Mack]

18. Thank you, HeartsCanHope.

I've got more.

[HeartsCanHope]

19. Please? Pretty please?

[Solly Mack]

44. I'll get the next batch ready. :)

[TNNurse]

23. I never tire of hummers

and soon they will be gone from East TN.

[Solly Mack]

43. They'll leave here soon too. I'll prepare for next year with more feeders and more flowers.

[Skittles]

24. naw

I could never get tired of those utterly fascinating little critters

[Solly Mack]

42. That's good because I have more photos. lol

[AllaN01Bear]

25. me ! tired of hummingbirds??? nah!!!!!

[Solly Mack]

41. Thanks!

[GiqueCee]

26. How could anyone ever be sick of hummers?!!?

We love the little devils! And I love the geometrically flawless half-circle the males carve in their aerial victory dance over a defeated interloper, punctuated with a squeak at each end. They're pretty aggressive for a creature that weighs less than a nickel.

[Solly Mack]

40. Very aggressive. Been watching their battles. Mean little things.

[AllaN01Bear]

27. group of hummers

Sep 2, 2019 — A group of hummingbirds is called a charm, and footage above shows just how charming the little birds are when they feed together.

[Solly Mack]

37. Not so charming when they attack each other over the food.

But they're even adorable when they do that.

[Skittles]

49. I had several feeders when I lived on a farm

I noticed one hummer in particular wanted to dominate EVERY feeder, he'd flit from one feeder to another challenging anyone else trying to access the treats!

[Solly Mack]

55. They are cute when they do that. I laugh a lot watching them.

[FullySupportDems]

28. So pretty!

I wish I could keep the bees off of my hummingbird feeder.

[Solly Mack]

35. Bees will get lazy and leave the flowers alone. There are flowers right next to the feeders and the hummers , bees, and

butterflies are all feeding on everything.

Thanks!

[FullySupportDems]

104. It's so cheerful to see them all, isn't it?

I try to keep the flowers going. The bees seem to love catnip flowers, but they've all browned up now. Marigolds are still going strong though.
This is a fun thread to read, thank you! Love your pictures

[Solly Mack]

105. I love watching all the critters flying around my flowers. My zinnias are still going but I'm letting them go to seed.

I'll cut the dried blooms and spread the seeds around the bed after I cut the stalks to the ground. I mulch them with dead leaves and topsoil against the cold. They'll come back next Spring. My perennial beds are still going. It's still warm here, so that helps.

I've laid out new beds for more wildflowers next year. My other wildflower beds are doing their thing - they bloom at different times.

I really love the spiders that inhabit my various flower beds.

Thanks!

[Tom Dyer]

29. Great shots!

And I will never get tired of hummingbirds.

[Solly Mack]

34. Thanks, Tom Dyer.

I love them too.

[underpants]

30. Cool pic

[Solly Mack]

33. That one is a mean female. She was pecking the heads of other hummingbirds to get them away. She turned to look at me

and I backed up.

[Skittles]

51. do you have a name for her

if not, SKITTLES will suffice

[Solly Mack]

56. Ha! I did call her a not so nice name under my breath.

[Demobrat]

31. I'm not tired of hummingbirds.

You have the same feeders I do.

[Solly Mack]

32. Me neither. Love the little things.

[Demobrat]

45. Me too. Sometimes I sit outside in my lounge chair

and quietly read with my face about three feet from a feeder. As long as I’m still they will come and I can see how stunningly beautiful they are close up.

[Solly Mack]

54. I was too close and one pooped on me. Didn't mean to, I'm sure. Just being a bird in flight.

[Demobrat]

75. I would take a poop to have one get that close.

I’ve been pooped on walking under a tree, and it wasn’t a hummingbird. Didn’t kill me.

[Solly Mack]

81. LOL! They use their poop and pee as a weapon against other hummingbirds. To drive them away.

It did kind of hurt my feelings.

[Demobrat]

87. I didn't know that!

It does kinda change the dynamic.

[Solly Mack]

88. I didn't either until I witnessed them charging at another hummer and then turning their bottoms up and letting loose.

No way that was an accident. I don't think it was anyway.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Me? Tired of hummingbirds? NEVER. My dear Solly Mack, these are amazing creatures . . .

and you have done a magnificent job capturing their aerobatics and other shenanigans!

Thank you.

[Solly Mack]

47. Thank you, California Peggy! How are you feeling?

I've got more photos. Been out the last 3 days trying to get shots. I'll keep snapping until they go.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. Post all you like, dear Solly! I love 'em.

Some days I feel discouraged because my healing seems glacial. And then I remember that it happened just 2 weeks ago. That's not very long ago.

I am quite a lot better--but not wholly 'normal.' Whatever that is!

Thanks for asking.

[Solly Mack]

60. Takes time the older we get but you know that. Makes me mad though. It's been hard getting used to the slower healing.

But I won't complain too much about that. Beats the alternative.

I think normal is overrated.

Well, unless one is a republican. They could use a little normal.

[Rob_70]

39. Wow! Great Pics!

I have two feeders, but it is always that one that runs the rest of them away.

[Solly Mack]

46. Yes! They can be vicious to each other.

Thanks!

[TygrBright]

48. NEVER tired of the raucous little warriors! n/t

[Solly Mack]

61. Thanks, TygrBright

[2naSalit]

50. These are great!

[Solly Mack]

62. Thank you, 2naSalit.

[Moosepoop]

52. I'll never be tired of hummingbirds!!!

Thank you for all the lovely pictures!!!

[Solly Mack]

63. You're welcome, Moosepoop.

[blm]

53. Never tire of hummingbirds

Love these.

[Solly Mack]

64. Thanks, blm!

I have more. It's been a busy few days for hummingbirds.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

58. Great shots!

[Solly Mack]

65. Thank you, Grumpy Old Guy

[3auld6phart]

66. Never

tire of the little ones. Great and timely photos. ThanksVote BLUE.

[Solly Mack]

68. Thank you, 3auld6phart

I will.

[ailsagirl]

67. I never tire of hummers!! They're so colorful and exotic--these photos really bring that out!!

I just read this when I googled them:

Hummingbirds are, for the most part, unsociable. In fact, the adjectives "pugnacious" and "feisty" are often appropriate.

[Solly Mack]

69. I call them vicious. Thanks, ailsagirl!

[Ruby the Liberal]

70. They are glorious!

Those are some spectacular shots. Thank you for sharing them. I could never tire of hummingbirds.

[Solly Mack]

98. Thank you, Ruby the Liberal

[patphil]

71. Mine have headed south...haven't seen one in 3 days.

I'll keep the feeder up for a while for any upstate stragglers that happen to come through, but it looks like the official sign that summer is over.

[Solly Mack]

97. I'm always sad when they are no longer around. I feed all the birds, so I'll turn my full attention to them.

I have a thing for birds.

[maspaha]

113. I think some hummingbirds....

….either winter with me in Arizona or they migrate through Arizona to their winter destination. Either way, I’ll keep my feeders full to feed your hummingbirds visiting with me

[patphil]

114. I understand what you're saying, but I live on the east coast; southern New York State.

My daughter lives in Albuquerque and sees hummingbirds weeks after they're gone from my back yard.
Just keep those feeders full, and enjoy them as long as you can.

[RickHworth]

73. Excellent photography

What equipment are you using, camera and lens, may I ask?

[Solly Mack]

95. Thanks, RickHworth

A run-of-the-mill DSLR. Nikon D5600 with a Nikkor 70-300mm lens. Nothing fancy. No post editing, just resizing.

[maspaha]

74. NO! Never tired of hummingbirds

[Solly Mack]

94. Thanks, maspaha

[irisblue]

76. No we are not tired of hummingbirds.

[Solly Mack]

93. Thank you, irisblue

[dai13sy]

77. Never tired of hummingbirds

Thank you for the heart hug

[Solly Mack]

92. You're most welcome, dai13sy

[Mousetoescamper]

85. These are genuinely awesome photos, Solly!

I rec-ed earlier and wanted to return to let you know how much I love these and your other two series of hummingbird photos.

I'm also happy to see you're getting some much-deserved recognition for your work. Keep shooting and posting!

[Solly Mack]

89. Thank you, Mousetoescamper

Critters are my favorite things to photograph.

[applegrove]

101. Do your hummingbirds come to where your

sugar water dispenser is before it is up in the spring and ask for it. My aunt does. The hummingbirds go up to her on her deck as if to say "hey lady where is the sugar water?".

[Solly Mack]

107. Yes. I've had them hovering at the window trying to get my attention. I try to have the feeders out in late February.

[applegrove]

109. Squeeeeee!