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— I don’t know how long I have waited to photograph a hummingbird in our own backyard, here in Austin. Although I had previously seen them quickly drinking the nectar from some of our flowers, I had never been able to photograph them. Hummingbirds are difficult to photograph for obvious reasons: they simply move very fast most of the time.
Last year, during the lockdown period, I decided to invest in a hummingbird feeder in hopes those birds would come to the house. I even bought a nectar at the store to fill the feeder. Well, I thought that would help. Not a single hummingbird ever showed up at the feeder — at least not while I was watching it. I took the feeder down before the frozen apocalypse and waited until our backyard project was completed. In the meantime, I also read that those red drinks from stores are actually not good for the birds.
Last week I re-arranged our feeders in order to have the hummingbird feeder right close to our dining area. It was also located close to the other feeders with seeds I use for other birds. This time, however, instead of using the red liquid I had purchased in a store, I made the recommended clear-liquid drink hummingbirds love: one part sugar and four parts water. Well, the birds must smell that from miles away. I did not have to wait long to see a hummingbird fly by. It had not been even an hour I had put up this feeder when I spotted the first hummingbird getting closer to it.
![Hummingbird](https://i0.wp.com/egidio.photography/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-04-DSC04720.jpg?resize=1080%2C864&ssl=1)
These flying wonders are attracted to sugary water like there’s no tomorrow! It’s wonderful to watch them approach and get comfortable. Sometimes they will even take a break and stop flying, as seen in the photo below. Unfortunately, these photos here are not as sharp as I’d like them to be. However, I’m so glad I can now document the hummingbirds that have come to our backyard garden.
![Hummingbird](https://i0.wp.com/egidio.photography/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-04-DSC04694.jpg?resize=1080%2C864&ssl=1)
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