Cinnamon hummingbird on the Lantana. Finally!!

[RVT1K]

I've been waiting for quite a while to get shots like this.
Until recently, the Cinnamon humming bird would only go to the feeder -personally I'm spoiled and done with shots from the feeder- and would not pay attention to the flowers. It would chase the other types of hummingbirds away from the Lantana but not feed from it.
This all changed within a week or two. I noticed it not just feeding from the flowers but it spent a long time on the plant going to most of them. This is very different behavior and I suspect that this is a new and different Cinnamon. That's my theory for now.

 

[KJ_North]

Nice shots

 

[Jeff1565 65]

Very good shots ....

 

[RayboyUSMC]

Beautiful. We only get the Ruby Throated here in South Florida.

 

[RVT1K]

Beautiful. We only get the Ruby Throated here in South Florida.

Those were all I ever saw back in NY, we would put out a feeder every year before we moved.
The Ruby Throated winter here -according to my book- but I haven't seen any.

 

[denum134 159]

Very nice shots. I believe it is the Anna's hummingbird we get here.

 

[terri52]

Beautiful! We only see the Ruby throats here in the Midwest.

Nice natural captures!

 

[RVT1K]

Beautiful! We only see the Ruby throats here in the Midwest.

Nice natural captures!

Thank you.

It is funny how my perceptions have changed since moving here. Back in NY there was "hummingbird season" and it was eagerly anticipated. It kinda created a "get what you can get while you can get it before they go away" mentality.

Now it is quite the opposite. The hummingbirds that I see are here all year-round and visit pretty much all day every day. Due to that, I have become quite picky and am not really interested in getting shots from the feeder anymore. That being said I am glad that I decided to put a feeder out since that was what attracted the Cinnamon hummingbird in the first place.

 

[terri52]

Thank you.

It is funny how my perceptions have changed since moving here. Back in NY there was "hummingbird season" and it was eagerly anticipated. It kinda created a "get what you can get while you can get it before they go away" mentality.

Now it is quite the opposite. The hummingbirds that I see are here all year-round and visit pretty much all day every day. Due to that, I have become quite picky and am not really interested in getting shots from the feeder anymore. That being said I am glad that I decided to put a feeder out since that was what attracted the Cinnamon hummingbird in the first place.

Makes perfect sense! I look forward to more of these natural shots. You're very lucky!

 

[jeffashman25 1]

Nice catches!