The friendly hummingbird

Today a young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited the backyard early in the day while the girls put out a different patio table. It perched on top of a chair, mere feet away, and patiently waited for them to finish their task. After that it ate from the feeders throughout the day. When I returned home I heard the above story as soon as the hummingbird returned and perched on the same chair I was sitting on. I asked them a simple question, "Do you want to take its picture?" Below is what happened as it sat on a tomato plant.

Grab the tripod and pick an angle focused on its favored perch...

....and start shooting.

Move the tripod and take some more photos.

Lower the tripod and share the camera with Danielle.

Who had a slightly different angle....

 

...and flipped the camera vertically. Micheaela's vertical photo (right) is cropped.

Michaela even had a Monarch land while she was taking photos....why not take this one too!

Other names considered for this post included:

• 15 fall warbler species get upstaged by yard bird!
• Gold family succumbs to peer pressure and shares yet another hummingbird photo on FB!
• The girls still think dad's hobby is cool. I wonder how long that will last.
• RTHU, be thankful this was written before you peed on the author.