I was so excited to see these beautiful hummingbirds up close and could easily have spent hours watching and photographing them. I know that I have shared some pictures of them before but I love them so much that I just have to share more. I like the "pose" in this shot with the curve of the breast and the way its feet are tucked in, but also if you look closely you will see the tip of the birds tongue peeking out.
I have already posted one shot of this little gem, a ruby throated hummingbird and after all the effort to get the pictures I will post some more. I absolutely loved watching these little birds coming back to feed on the nectar of the Bee Balm, they are particularly attracted to red flowers and so the bee balm was a perfect food source, in fact it seemed like a plant that just kept giving as the hummingbirds kept coming back, day after day.
I have been so excited to share some pictures of the beautiful hummingbirds that during the first week of my trip were regular visitors to the garden.
They were very skittish and incredibly difficult to shoot, possibly wary of my lens which I have decided needs to be camouflaged for wildlife photography (more of that on another day). Difficult as they were to shoot I think that patience and perseverance paid off. This is definitely one of the better shots but I have some more that I am just as pleased with. I had thought of putting several up today but I want to spread them out so will share some more in the future.
This is a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird, lining up for a feed from the Bee Balm which seemed to be its favourite food source in the garden. I really miss sitting out and watching these little beauties, they were just so mesmerising. They were definitely an item on my bucket list of creatures I have always wanted to see. They didn't disappoint, I hope you agree.
