Well, It's Payoff Time... (Page 3): you knew exactly what you were doing, blurryeyed! i love your beautiful colorful closeups of the hummingbirds! :sm02:...

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Blurryeyed wrote:

Friends and family just couldn't understand why I let a big chunk of my yard be taken over but these weeds that grow 3 to 4 feet high in a thick cluster..... But then they bloomed and now it is payoff time....

The hummers love them.

Canon R5 ISO 2500 f/5.6 AV EF 300mm f/2.8 w/1.4 extender. Shot under an overcast sky from about 30 feet away, these are not much more than thumbnails.

you knew exactly what you were doing, blurryeyed! i love your beautiful colorful closeups of the hummingbirds!

SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

… Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)…more hummers are on the way…my jewelweed are fading fast…and now…so are the hummers…

Blurryeyed wrote:

Friends and family just couldn't understand why I let a big chunk of my yard be taken over but these weeds that grow 3 to 4 feet high in a thick cluster..... But then they bloomed and now it is payoff time....

The hummers love them.

Canon R5 ISO 2500 f/5.6 AV EF 300mm f/2.8 w/1.4 extender. Shot under an overcast sky from about 30 feet away, these are not much more than thumbnails.

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

Great shots :)
Thanks for posting them

Zooman 1

These hummers look great! Thanks for sharing.

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

Now you have an excuse for leaving the "weeds." Very nice shots. Especially love the last one.

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

Blurryeyed wrote:

Friends and family just couldn't understand why I let a big chunk of my yard be taken over but these weeds that grow 3 to 4 feet high in a thick cluster..... But then they bloomed and now it is payoff time....

The hummers love them.

Canon R5 ISO 2500 f/5.6 AV EF 300mm f/2.8 w/1.4 extender. Shot under an overcast sky from about 30 feet away, these are not much more than thumbnails.

Nice work!

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

Blurryeyed wrote:

Friends and family just couldn't understand why I let a big chunk of my yard be taken over but these weeds that grow 3 to 4 feet high in a thick cluster..... But then they bloomed and now it is payoff time....

The hummers love them.

Canon R5 ISO 2500 f/5.6 AV EF 300mm f/2.8 w/1.4 extender. Shot under an overcast sky from about 30 feet away, these are not much more than thumbnails.

Sharp as a tack. Great photos.

glwalden Loc: MISSOULA,MT.

What are the weeds?

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

glwalden wrote:

What are the weeds?

It is Jewelweed also known in some parts as Touch Me Nots because the fruit of the plant bursts open at the slightest touch.... It is a wild plant here, I didn't plant them it comes up like a weed in my yard.

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/impatiens_capensis.shtml

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments, it means a lot.

Moondoggie Loc: Southern California

Terrific series, thanks for sharing 😀

glwalden Loc: MISSOULA,MT.

Thanks Blurryeyed, I'm trying to figure out what to plant next year for attracting photo ops. Hope to get some pics approaching as good as your set.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set.