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In the Path of Hummingbirds

by Rebecca on June 21st, 2007

My Uncle Bryan sent me these amazing pictures in an email. This lady lives in a Hummingbird migration zone. When they flew through, she decided to try holding some sugar water in her hand and see what happened. I’ve never seen Hummingbirds get this close to people!

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Stuart
Jun 23, 2007 at 12:05 am

Same, Rebbeca. In fact, I thought they were completely adverse to people. These are amazing photos and I’m surprised more people haven’t told you so yet.

Cheers for sharing them.
gw
Jun 23, 2007 at 7:46 am

Hummingbirds acclimate to people pretty quickly. My grandpa once had one come up to his ice cream cone when he was eating it on his back porch. It hovered and looked him right in the face, inches away. The more they’re around people, the more comfortable they become with them. I’ve had them come near when I’ve been putting the feeder back up.

Still, these pictures are exceptional. What a thrill that would be!
gw
Jun 24, 2007 at 11:30 am

Hey, Becca - I found out more about those photos. There’s a write-up at About.com:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_handfed_hummingbirds.htm

The woman’s site shows these pictures, plus others. She tells how she gained the birds’ trust, too. It doesn’t seem too hard. Wouldn’t that be fun to do this summer?
Rebecca
Jun 24, 2007 at 11:41 am

Very very cool! I’m not sure I’d have the patience to do this! By the second morning I’d start saying “Come on already! Land on my hand!” I can’t imagine what tiny little fluttering humming birds would feel like on your hands! Thanks for sharing the link Kimberly!
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Patty
Feb 25, 2008 at 10:39 am

This photo is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I love hummingbirds. I seen one once in my life and that was from a distance.
I had no Idea they would actually get that close to you.
Thank you so much for sharing this photo. It’s beautiful.
dave diBona
May 9, 2008 at 9:00 pm

this is such a wonderful display of how
if we are kind and treat all living things
with respect and care they will talk to
us and even listen. you must have felt
some communacation with them. we do
not need words to convey our ideas nor
do they just feel your thoughts and they
will undestand the feeling not the words
but the feelings around them . take care

dave