Whoosh

This spring I am not going to be drawn into running out into the garden with my camera every time I hear the whoosh of a rapid aerial descent then the whirring of tiny wings. I don’t have the stamina or the lens for it. I swear these will be the last 58 frustrating attempts at capturing this little guy on the wing.
You can just make out his mocking smile.

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We’re both just not interested anymore. Really. We are so…over…hummingbirds.

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Whoosh!

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6 Responses to Whoosh

  1. Ryan Miller says:

    Is that Salvia ‘Waverly’ again? I love this plant more and more every time I see it here. It’s not hardy here in Portland, but I must give it a try.

  2. Pam/Digging says:

    I loved this post! Great “bored” cat shot (surrounded by beautiful foliage), and I’d say you did pretty good capturing the hummingbird too.

  3. hoover says:

    Cool! We love those hummers.

  4. Denise says:

    Ryan, yes, it is. Such a good plant here, and it’s gotten so big it’s in just about every photo.
    Pam, thanks! I really need to splurge on some lenses.
    Hoov, they are like little friends, they drop in so often.

  5. laguna dirt says:

    that was darling! what is that urge that makes us try a zillion times to capture these little guys in action–not to mention that professional photographers have already captured them in every possible way?

  6. Scott says:

    Hahaha…love it. Reminds me of last year when we had so many hummers and all the neighborhood cats would just wait for them in our garden. I got so frustrated with my Salvias, especially ‘Purple Majesty’, seeming to spontaneously have stems snap and break…I though due to them being fragile. Then, one morning, I witnessed the truth…neighbor cats were lunging at the hummers as they dipped down to drink and were snapping the stems…total rage 🙁

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