The Preen Queen

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Sheri Garvin

This little hummer preened and preened this afternoon. Such a cutey!

Sweet Li’l Hummers

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Sheri Garvin

Challenge: grey sky and a fast moving subject.

Using a high ISO and a low aperture, I played with the shutter speed to find the right mix of wing movement and sharpness. The high ISO means these will never be able to be enlarged, but they turned out adorable anyway!

4 Essentials for a Clean Feeder

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Sheri Garvin

Something that has always bothered me about feeding hummingbirds is keeping the feeder clean. This year I discovered 4 essentials that worked:

Buying an easy to clean glass feeder with a wide mouth (and an ant guard.)
Changing fresh nectar out 2x a week.
Rinsing and cleaning the feeder at each change. This year I used an interdental brush for the small floret holes and a child’s toothbrush for the larger areas. Worked like a charm! I used a bottle brush for the glass container.
Keeping my feeder in the shade.

First year ever to not lose the battle with the black mold that accumulates and it only took minutes to do using the dental brush at each nectar change. I like to think the hummers appreciated it.

If you have any other suggestions for cleaning, please share!

Just a Peek

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Sheri Garvin

First glimpse of a hummingbird at the new feeder… and her first glimpse of the camera. Feelin’ shy.

Enjoying the Hummingbirds

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Sheri Garvin

“Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.”
― Henry Miller, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird

“Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others – priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior – hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized “hero of our time” – and of all time.”