I distinctly recall the first time once of these little hummers buzzed past me. I jerked back a step and made myself small, thinking it was a very large bee, or hornet, or at least an immense, undesirable flying insect.
Now I watch for, and celebrate, these little charmers as they dart about my yard from the Mandevilla to the Butterfly Bush to sip the nectar.
You are always welcome here tiny bird.
Christine M. Grote 
are they just the sweetest? I love hearing them chatter at each other.
I don’t know if I’ve ever actually heard them. Usually I only see one at a time around here. I should get my feeder filled again, but for some reason it keeps getting emptied right away. Is it evaporating? Is something else drinking the nectar? It’s a mystery.
Looks like a tiny bird fairy, sucking in the sweetness of purple.
It does, doesn’t it? I’ll have to make sure I populate my woodland garden with plants the hummingbirds like, then I’ll have little fairys flitting around up there. That would be cool.
The image makes me smile….
They are especially fun to watch at the feeder.
I know, but as I said in one of the above comments, I’m having problems with my feeder. I should figure out what’s up.
They are almost like a really big bug. I’m always so surprised when I seem them out flying around in a really strong wind. You’d think they’d get blown away.
I can’t say as I’ve seen them in a strong wind, but it’s a good point you make. Maybe their little bodies are so compact that the wind can’t grab a hold of them. 🙂
Good shot, Christine!
Thanks, Patti.
It must be wondrous to see these hummingbirds ‘live’. They don’t live in Europe. Very nice photo, Christine.
Really? I never knew that. That’s kind of sad. We love them here.
I was standing in my garden beside my purple coneflowers this week, wearing a pink sweater, when a hummingbird flew right up to me. It just stayed there, almost as if it was trying to decide if my sweater was a flower. I froze and enjoyed the moment.
You’re a walking flower. How fun. Thanks for sharing. I’ve had bees do that to me. Not as much fun though.
They’ve been buzzing me on the deck and I’m nowhere near the trumpet vine! They certainly move fast.
Nancy
You’re so lucky they’re visiting you. Although they do give me a start.
They’re fascinating to watch, but also very aggressive with each other.
Really? I’m learning all kinds of things about them from this post. I really don’t know much. They’re here and then gone.
Thinking of you, William.
Great catch! 🙂
Thanks, Robin. You should see all the misses.
lol! I have a lot of those too.