Hummingbird Gathering Nest Building Materials

There will be more entries in my hummingbird series. The other day my friend and I noticed hummers in the cat o nine tails but I didn't get the chance to capture one with my camera. I back there to try again but didn't see any hummers. My friend had gone off on a different adventure and just as I was going home disappointed, I got a call from her saying she'd found them in a different place. So I turned around and went in search. It took a while to find them but I finally did. Bot are they fast and hard to capture well. Best viewed large

[GazBadger]

Speechless! This has genuinely amazed me. Fav

[Vee]

Glad they are back for you! I know that you've been awaiting their return! ! I've never seen hummers gathering for nests! How amazing!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[AC]

This is an amazing image. Patience is a virtue and necessity for photography! Well done.

[Lisa]

Just wonderful, Jane! fave

[Caz]

Instant fav Jane ! I've never seen this, thanks for sharing :) I'm looking forward to seeing more of your hummer shots :)

[Tamzin]

Well done capturing this - I've only seen them once and couldn't believe how fast they were!

[carol white]

A wonderful well-timed capture,and great detail on the bulrush!! Fav!!

[Michelle]

That's great -- I didn't know they liked cat tails!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Amazing birds!!! Fabulous capture! perfect composition with the graduated background!!!!

[Rohini Gupta]

Superb, is that how they build nests - amazing shot.

[Lisa Stein]

Fabulou! Love the softness.

[Jennifer]

Amazing shot, immediate fab. LOVE it.

[Jennifer]

Or fav!!!!

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful shot. Beautifully done.

[Jennifer C]

Oh man this is just brilliant

[Lara Zinn]

wow... what a fabulous action capture... well done Jane.

[Pam Hawkes]

Very nice! Great capture!

[Sue Wilde]

What a gorgeous little jewel like creature he is

[Dawn]

WOW!!! You take the most awesome bird photos!!!

[Sharon]

Wow!

[ks]

How wonderful to see this in action !

[Ross Walker]

Remarkable! Bird photos are much more interesting when they are active, and I have never seen this behavior in a hummingbird before. Perfectly composed, too. Fav.

[Junan Heath]

Fav! Fabulous capture! Beautiful!

[Sassik]

Awesome shot! Fantastic light! Beautiful and expressive! Wow! FAV!

[Jen Hudson]

What a wonderful capture, great on close up too. Fav.

[megan]

What a treasure of a shot! we have hummingbirds in our yard occasionally and they vibrate with movements so fast i have never even been close to shooting one.

[Vesna]

Wonderful photo.

[Alison Tomlin]

Fantastic set against those green background tones. You're becoming quite the bird photographer!

[Anwan]

WOW! Amazing subject but also beautiful composition. I did not know they used cattails for nesting materials.

[Juliette Packham]

fabulous - gives great sense of scale against the catstail.

[Caz]

Another PP, yay :)

[Paul Myers]

But you almost froze the wings, so not bad at all.

[Ann Jones]

This is fabulous, Jane!

[Cathy]

What an awesome capture! Hummers are fascinating little birds!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

This is so cool to see her n flight getting nesting stuff! Never seen this type shot before! It is so beautiful ! Fav and I am following.....love your photos!