Here is little hummer boy early this morning and all his ruby-throated glory

[Walleye]

[Easterncedar]

1. Awww. Little hummer boy makes great eye contact

Super cute

[Walleye]

3. I know, I'm starting to think of them as pets

[woodsprite]

2. Awesome!

How did you get such a great picture?

We have a Soliom hummingbird feeder/camera. They weren’t using the perch that came with it so hubby made a slightly larger perch out of copper 12 gauge wire, and now they’ll sit while they drink most of the time. We had 70 visits the other day!

[Walleye]

4. I live on the second floor deck and have feeders hanging from that wire

A plate glass window in the back door and I can shoot pictures from about 5 feet away. The Hummers have come back every year for the past 10 years or so. I don’t have a lot of them like my friend in New Mexico does. But here in Delaware they like to nest in the sweetgum tree out in my backyard. Sounds like you have a really good set up there. I never get nearly that many visits

[woodsprite]

16. That's great that you get to observe them so closely.

We live in a wooded development in Newark. I figure they're nesting someplace close because as soon as my husband cleans and refills the feeders, they're back. The UD IT dept is still primarily working from home so I have my setup in the dining room. Last year one would hover in front of the dining room window. I figured it was trying to tell me the feeder was either empty or needed freshening up.

We see the female a bunch more than the male, but they both visit frequently.

[Walleye]

25. I've had them do that, hover in front of the window and look me in the eye

[Rhiannon12866]

5. K&R! Amazing photo!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[Walleye]

6. Thank you, I've been waiting patiently for this guy to flash his throat patch at me

[Rhiannon12866]

8. He is so cute, beautiful bird!

[Diamond_Dog]

7. Great shot!

He looks as interested in you as you are in him!

[Walleye]

9. Thank you, I do think of hummingbirds as my spirit animal

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Splendid shot!

You must have had your feeders out early to catch the eye of the first male arrivals. I didn't put my first feeder out until the last week of April, and there were no takers. I put up a second feeder last Saturday and a female was at the feeders the next day. I think the females are quite beautiful as well.

[Walleye]

15. The first bird arrived at my feeder this year in April 22, and it was a female for a change

Then I saw a male about a week later. They were pretty much right on time. They looked like they had been here last year maybe. She made herself right at home when she arrived

[samnsara]

11. i love these little guys...sometimes they get stuck in my house and they

..are so gentle when i carry them back outside...

[Walleye]

14. I think they can tell that you care

[58Sunliner]

12. What a cutie!

[AllaN01Bear]

13. rat a tat tat at 0600. shut up will ya!!?!?!!

i love the way he /she is looking at u!!!

[Mme. Defarge]

17. Magnifique!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. And what an inquisitive, beautiful little boy he is! Congrats on your splendid photo, my dear Walleye! ♥ nt

[Walleye]

21. Thank you, he knows he's my favorite

[niyad]

19. Looks like he is posing for you.

[Walleye]

22. I actually think they pose for me sometimes. Not true I'm sure

[niyad]

24. One never knows.

[Skittles]

20. "little hummer boy"

LOVE that

[Walleye]

23. Thanks, it popped into my head and I couldn't resist