After the Rain (hummingbirds)

[dazzlebea]

What do hummingbirds do after yet another night of rain, hail and storng winds?

Mrs. Hummer needs to preen herself. She did such a good job of protecting her chicks from the elements that she deserves a few moments to herself.

[dazzlebea]

And for the chicks it is business as usual: grow, grow, grow:D

[jimtfoto]

Sweet captures ... love the preening shot. Well done!

cheers,
jim

[Dimitri_V]

Excellent with great bokeh.

[dazzlebea]

Glad you like them, Jim and Dimitri. Thanks for your nice comments:)

[jump]

Very nice shots. It certainly is rare to see one sitting still, let alone in a nest. Well done.

[Kevin]

Great captures!!!

[dazzlebea]

Thanks, jump and Kev. I find that if you really watch hummingbirds for a while you suddenly see them sitting quite a bit. Can't blame them, flapping your wings at that rate has to be tiring :)

[dancinec]

Excellent captures and wonderful series of shots.

[sparker1]

Great shots, especially the chicks in the nest. That one is special.

[Gary Fairhead]

Keep them coming ...very nice!

[Paul A]

I agree keep them coming, excellent work.

[Becca]

Wow! Beautiful shots! I love the third one.

[Seefutlung]

Nicely done.

Gary

[mrclark321]

Beautiful shots :)

Dan

[Hatch1921]

Very nice shots! I really like #4 Love the detail.

Hatch

[dazzlebea]

Thank you very much, Becca, Gary, Dan and Hatch. We had more hard rain last night, I just can't believe it. The mom must have some way of holding on to the nest. She acts as the lid and I would really like to know how she manages to stay on when the nest gets knocked around so violently :( Poor birds, but they made it again :)