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(3,398 posts)
3. we just got to our campground in the Uinta mntns...
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 09:29 PM
Jun 2022

the hummers are everywhere. Elevation about 6900 ft.

Love hummingbirds.

Walleye

(31,062 posts)
8. My friend lives in New Mexico on a ranch about 5000 feet elevation
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 06:43 AM
Jun 2022

Near Truth or Consequences. She’s always telling me about how many hummers she has she says a drink up a quart of nectar at least every day

Bayard

(22,167 posts)
4. We haven't seen any yet
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 10:18 PM
Jun 2022

Seems like there are less every year, even with putting out feeders, and planting yummy flowers.

usonian

(9,898 posts)
5. It's getting hot in the Sierra Foothills, so birding is going to slow down for me.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 10:30 PM
Jun 2022

I just wanted to share this crop of a hummingbird. (taken yesterday) I might try early mornings and evenings, but the light is reduced, and I need all the light I can get for shutter speed.

Without further ado, "gossamer wings". You can see through them in this pic.


f/7.6 at 1/250

Thanks for posting.

usonian

(9,898 posts)
9. You bet.
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 11:18 AM
Jun 2022

I made two trips out there yesterday and I slept late today. (I live on a ridge)

Hummingbirds usually visit my neighbor, the one with all the bird feeders, and I wait for the wildflowers to bloom.

Might be time for some feeders over here!!

However, the flowers and birds make for sweet photos.

Enjoy!!

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