Another visitor to my back yard is this pigeon. It was a very bright day with a lot of harsh shadows. Maralee
Dancing Hummingbirds #2
More of these beautiful little birds. They are so much fun to watch. Maralee
We Have Liftoff
This is one of the hummingbirds at our office. It perches on this bare branch in the tree until just the right time when it takes off toward the feeder. Maralee
The “Whirr” of Wings
I can usually hear a hummingbird before I see it because of the noise of its wings. The hummingbird's wing beat between 15-80 beats per second, depending on the size of the bird. Most of the North American hummingbirds have a wing beat of around 50 beats per second. Their wings beat in a figure-8 …
The Hummingbird Dance
When you watch the hummingbirds hovering in the air, it looks like they're dancing. Maralee
Through My Lens 