Birds & Blooms

Bird Tales

Hummingbir­ds zip and zoom at high speeds through backyards, but these readers were lucky enough to capture the magic on camera.

- Purnell Hopson SEAFORD, VIRGINIA

What a little backyard bully! This male ruby-throat was practicall­y strutting to show his dominance, protecting his territory from a dahlia bud near the back deck. My coming and going didn’t bother him until I got out my camera, and that’s when he darted away. I set the camera on a tripod with a remote and hid inside to get this photo.

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