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\"FemaleFemale Black-chinned Hummingbird hovering under a honeysuckle \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took these female Black-chinned Hummingbird photos as she fed on the nectar of a honeysuckle last week high in the Wasatch Mountains near an alpine creek. I heard her wings before I located her visually. Once I was able to lock onto the hovering hummingbird I took this series of five images.<\/p>\n

\"SpringSpring female Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding from a honeysuckle \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Black Twinberry Honeysuckle<\/a> still wasn’t fully in bloom but they were more open than the last time I photographed a female Black-chinned Hummingbird in this same stand of honeysuckles<\/span><\/a> on May 18th.<\/p>\n

\"FemaleFemale Black-chinned Hummingbird hovering while feeding from a honeysuckle \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The tiny hummingbird poked her long slender bill into the honeysuckle blossom and chirped<\/span><\/a> softly. I listened to her calls and the buzzing sound of her wings as I took these images.<\/p>\n

\"Black-chinnedBlack-chinned Hummingbird female after feeding \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When the female Black-chinned Hummingbird was finished feeding on the honeysuckle she backed away from the yellow blossom and hovered near it briefly.<\/p>\n

\"FemaleFemale Black-chinned Hummingbird with an eye on me \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

In this last image I kind of felt as if the female hummingbird was giving me the old “stink eye” before she flew off. She wasn’t of course.<\/p>\n

On this Memorial Day morning I can see on I-80 traffic cams that there is fresh snow high in the Wasatch Mountains. I hope this little hummingbird stays warm enough to make it through the night. I also hope her food sources will withstand the cold.<\/p>\n

The good news for this long holiday weekend is that we have gotten some rain down in the Salt Lake Valley. We needed the moisture and we might get more today.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black-chinned Hummingbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took these female Black-chinned Hummingbird photos as she fed on the nectar of a honeysuckle last week high in the Wasatch Mountains near an alpine 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