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hi Ldyjarhead I have seen one I always thought was female but since your photos here, I now know she is a he, and he is defintely a ruby throated hummingbird, and its so odd as I live in Southern california. He comes around the hawthorne bushes when they are in bloom and whirs his wings and sip nectar like crazy, and he seems to live in our large garden apartment complex as I see him almost every day. He is so pretty with his ruby throat, I saw him this one windy day and he was having trouble flying as the wind was really gusting, but the little guy did endure. I saw him a few days later again sipping nectar from the hibiscus bushes blooms outside my apartment. love the little guy so much.

Thats Amazing! At first I thought it was a thread of Jeff Foxworthy jokes, and thought "Great, more bad jokes being posted on the internet." But you got me. Happy MyLotting, Luke

You are really lucky, you are attracting all of the birds. These used to be around my grandma's house in southeastern Oklahoma. They liked her mimosa trees and the lantana she planted under them. What a cute little red neck.

After they get used to youfeeding them, you can start sitting outside with them. We have some folks near here that have about 200 of the little buggers on their farm every year (They participate in Audobon Society research too) and they get so used to human contact that as long as you don't go crazy or move too fast they'll visit you while you sit outside. The noise of the camere shutter still scares them off though :(

Excellent! Very well done! I think that it's very hard to take pictures of hummingbirds. These pictures are very nice! I just recently started getting bird feeders and it is so much fun to watch the birds. The only thing I need to get now is a hummingbird feeder.

My dad has some of those, they're so beautiful! There are none in my yard, do you think it's too late to get a feeder or have they already established their feeding locations?