Hummingbirds are a tiny marvel.  We find them throughout the United States – including in our own backyards. I recommend two books that will tell you just about everything you might want to know about hummingbirds:  The Hummingbird Book by John Shewey and Hummingbirds by Stan Tekiela. Catching them in flight is definitely a photography challenge.  

My photos were taken in my backyard, Patagonia, and Crested Butte.  If you get to Crested Butte, be sure to travel 3 miles up the road to Gothic, Colorado – location of the premier high altitude research laboratory The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. https://www.rmbl.org/ At RMBL, important hummingbird studies are ongoing. https://www.rmbl.org/article/science-story-march-2019/