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Hummingbirds stake out a feeding territory, one they will defend quite ferociously. So while in the woods I spied this little fellow feeding on this particular plant. He would flit from flower to flower sipping nectar, then would take off for another set and let this one produce more nectar then return about 45 minutes later. I saw him do this twice, so I set myself down and waited. Sure as can be 45 minutes later he was back. I photographed him 5 more times in 3 1/2 hours before my tired old rear end gave out and I had to leave. My only regret is that I was never able to catch his Ruby colored Throat on film. I'll try again another day. For those that are wondering I was shooting from a distance of 25 ft (7.62 meters) from him with a 1000mm lens.