Hi,

It was hard to pick, but I finally decided that the one below is my favorite hummer picture of 2009. I am hoping others will share their favorite.

Suchie

That's a great picture. What Agastache is that? I love the color of it.

Gary
Napoleon, OH
USDA Zone 5b

Suchie
that is a great picture!

Gary,
From looking at the flowers , I would have to say that is Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite'. It is a lovely little Agastache and only get 12-18 inches tall.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

It looks like you are raising lazy hummingbirds.

In searching my archives it is so hard to pick one fav pic and Im sure many of you would be in the same boat. Great shots by the way and if you are raising lazy hummers then so am I. OH well , here goes.

Favorite male shot


Favorite female shot


Maybe my favorite all time shot not from this year, a statewide pride I guess or maybe because its color coordinated





Steve
Martinsville, In
Heat zone 6
Sunset zone 35

Since this thread has been started thought I would also add my best video of the year. This was also very difficult as I had many good ones to choose from, but selected this one since in the last half of it you can see hummers on 4 feeders at the same time. I look forward to seeing everyone's input on this thread.


Favorite video of the year





Steve
Martinsville, In
Heat zone 6
Sunset zone 35

The best one I took this year would be two little friends playing King of the Ring-

Carol WNY
Amherst, NY
Zone 5

The best one I took this year would be two little friends playing "King of the Ring"-


Carol WNY
Amherst, NY
Zone 5

it is very hard to choose especially if your pictures aren't that good
but this is my favorite, so far , I still have a few Hummingbirds around


noemi
south texas

Gary, Penny,

Thanks for the comments and the Agastache is Auranatica Coranodo Hyssop. It was listed at about 15 inches, but grew close to 30 inches for me (zone 6B) and bloomed non-stop from May to date.

Ward,

Lazy they maybe, but very cute.

Steve, Caral, Noemi,

Thanks for sharing your favorites. They are absolutely delightful.

Suchie

Suchie - that's a great shot! My coronado agastache is still blooming... no hummers since October 17, but plenty of blooms. The honeybees have been hitting it the past few days, piercing the base of the blooms... I'm surprised to see them still around.

It was tough picking a favorite, but I really like this one because of the pose and the way the background colors highlight the bird. Great idea for a thread!



Bud
Southwest Ohio
USDA Plant Zone 6a

Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Pentax DA*300 f/4, Sigma 180 f/3.5 Macro
There's 1 or 2 more hummingbird / butterfly pics located here...
http://www.pbase.com/budohio

Number 1: I am not a camera person.
Number 2: I try to read the manual, but it's written in Greek!
Number 3: I need to take photography classes, but do not have the time.
Number 4: Even though my attempts are pretty poor compared to what everyone else posts, I enjoy every picture I capture of my hummers and am not embarrassed to share my blurry images.



This is my very first attempt at a slide show. I hope it appears!

P.S. I love all the pics you all post. They always make me smile. Thank you.

Susan
zone 6a South St. Louis County, MO

This was my first year getting a hummer to bathe in my yard (after many tries), so I have to pick one of those. And you gotta love a Butt shot!



Pam NJ 6B

Bud,

Awesome picture! How you get that kind of clarity beats me.

Susan,

Great slide show. I love your collection of flowers. I think the second picture was Ipomopsis.

Pam,

I remember that one from your earlier post. Getting them to bathe in my fountain is on my agenda of 2010.

Thanks everyone for sharing.

Suchie

'Butt Shot' Now that warranted more than a smile; made me laugh really hard!

Suchie- My slide show plants are:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's Cap
Ipomopsis Rubra Standing Cypress
Justica fulvicoma Mexican Plume
Manettia cordifolia Brazilian Firecracker Vine
Cuphea David Verity

Susan
zone 6a South St. Louis County, MO

So many to choose from...but this makes me smile, every time I see it.
Male Canivet's Emerald, 'dressed to the hilt'.

Gorgeous picture and bird, Patricia. Thanks for sharing.

Suchie

Hello Everyone.

I haven't been around for some time and its nice to come back and find all these wonderful photos!  I guess I should add something to share as well.  I'm going to add 2 photos, one with my usual dark background and one with a normal colorful background.

Hope everyone enjoys, and keep up the fantastic work everyone!

 

 

 

 

Randy Howell
Phoenix, Arizona
USA
Hummingbirds Forever!

Well although not from this year, this is still one of my favorite hummer shots from 2008.

'Topsy Turvy' on Canna Indica:





Carol
Milford, CT
Zone 6

All these are great. Here's mine.



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Suchie
Thanks for clarifying the Agastache. It sure looks a lot like Apricot Sprite.

Everyone got some wonderful photos of your hummers. I must admit that I am just a tad jealous.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your favorite 2009 pictures. I really enjoyed viewing them all.

Penny,

You have to make a trip to NJ next spring. We have an awesome flower farm here.

Suchie

Suchie,
I would love to take a trip to all the wonderful plant farms but I don't think I could talk my DH into doing that.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

This was actually taken back in 2005 but it's always been one of my favorites of all time . . .



Frank Janzen
Mountain Center, CA
Zone 9

Frank
I think I like that one best of all the ones I have seen of yours over the years. Those flaired tail feathers remind me of a native American headdress

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39