I captured this little male Costa’s hummingbird hovering beside my marigolds, and with Día de los Muertos approaching, I couldn’t help but appreciate the symbolism of this moment. I’m not Mexican, but I appreciate the lore and symbolism. And who didn’t love the movie Coco?! Hehe. 🙃

In Mexican tradition, marigolds (cempasúchil) are believed to guide the spirits of departed loved ones home with their vibrant colors and fragrance. Hummingbirds also hold deep spiritual significance in ancient Mexica beliefs, where they were associated with the sun, the afterlife, and the souls of certain departed individuals returning to the earth.

Seeing these two symbols together felt especially meaningful. The marigolds representing the path between the living and the dead, and the hummingbird evoking the possibility of a soul returning for a fleeting visit.

Of course, he was probably just checking out the flowers. But there’s something beautiful about the idea that the marigolds light the way home, and the hummingbird
represents a love that never truly leaves us. I think that’s why a lot of people see hummingbirds as angels, too.

Some souls return not in footsteps, but on wings. 🧡

That raspy, trumpet-blowing sound in the beginning is killing me! 🤣

Was just trying to send a picture of my cat sitting on his perch to my husband and instead got this perfectly timed picture. The kitty loves sitting on the balcony and sleeping while the hummers buzz around him, and will always blink at them when they come to check him out so I was glad to get a picture of these two friends ❤️❤️

First post for me here. Here's a beautiful Andean Emerald from Colombia that I hope you will enjoy.

Guatemala city

The younger guy is named Jerry and the older guy is named Mark. Front yard is named buddy and his brother that loves to come over and bug him i named chase since he wants to be chased around.

Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador

I’m located in Southern California and have noticed some possibly distressing hummingbird activity. I’m looking for an expert or someone who just understands this species better than I do. In my backyard we found a dead hummingbird on the ground this month.

Few weeks ago saw a hummingbird in broad daylight looking “drunk” because it was flying into a cement wall again and again— it was trying to fly over the wall but kept hitting the wall until it flew high enough to go over it.

Tonight at around 930pm (dark) we noticed a hummingbird feeding or flying around a bush at night. It’s confirmed it’s a hummingbird as we had a direct flashlight on it.

I’m not sure what the cause of this is. We live in a suburban area. There are streetlights but otherwise our backyard is pretty dark. We don’t have a hummingbird feeder— not sure if neighbors do. We live in zone 10a/b. Any thoughts? Pesticide? Something else?

I have two regular feeders that are glass bottles with the bottom plastic saucer with metal on top. Realized the metal part on both is rusting. So then I got a purely plastic hummzinger saucer which is the solution to the rust. But I live in Arizona and there’s these northern flicker birds that jump on it and literally tilt it so much with their weight that the sugar water drips all over the ground. So now I have an ant problem.

Basically what feeder will be rust proof AND leak proof to withstand northern flickers hanging on it? 😭

Also I can’t believe how many feeders out there are made with easily rusting metals?!