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No matter what the species, a mother's love is unparalleled as is evidenced by this Anna's hummingbird feeding her chicks. This little lady was kind ...
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No matter what the species, a mother's love is unparalleled as is evidenced by this Anna's hummingbird feeding her chicks. This little lady was kind enough to build her nest in a secure open area accessible to photographers at a nearby wildlife refuge near the wetlands off San Francisco Bay. Day in and day out she returned to the nest to feed her babies about every 15 minutes. What a treat it has been to watch Mother Nature perform one of her many miracles.
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Contest Finalist in Mother Nature Photo Contest 2021
Winner in Spring is in the air Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4
Peer Choice Award
Contest Finalist in Hummingbirds Photo Contest
Winner in Hummingbirds Photo Challenge
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Mother Nature Photo Contest 2021Top 10 rank
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The ViewBug ProjectTop 30 rank week 1
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Wildlife Families Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 10 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 10 rank week 1
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 5Top 10 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 5Top 10 rank week 1
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Small Wildlife Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Small Wildlife Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Just Hummingbirds Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank
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Msfuzzel
 
Msfuzzel March 22, 2017
How beautiful!
trainwoman Platinum
 
trainwoman March 23, 2017
This is so beautiful....motherhood in a tiny species.
Great crisp clear detail. Is this your new lens??
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose March 23, 2017
Amazing capture! Thanks for sharing!
Njjoc3 Premium
 
Njjoc3 March 23, 2017
Great timing
sue-zon PRO+
 
sue-zon March 23, 2017
SO love this one, Nina! ッ
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole March 23, 2017
Awww ....so amazing! Wonderful capture!! : )
mcampi Platinum
 
mcampi March 23, 2017
What a wonderful crisp shot of these little guys.. Master Piece.
MaryMulholland
 
MaryMulholland March 24, 2017
OMG this is amazing, how wonderful to capture such a moment in nature :)
Hood PRO+
 
Hood March 24, 2017
This is absolutely magnificent.....so nice and unusual to see a hummingbird like this on vb and not the usual in flight.....way to go Nina..
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 March 24, 2017
Amazin' シ
Bipz-Photography
 
Bipz-Photography March 25, 2017
superb!!
Daisy00 PRO+
 
Daisy00 March 26, 2017
Amazing focus and clarity, great shot nina!!!
jlappen
 
jlappen March 26, 2017
Just incredible!
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 March 26, 2017
wonderful capture .. great detail and love the bokeh !!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq March 28, 2017
Wow, Nina! How amazing! Wonderful, wonderful image! I agree about the devotion shown by many birds - amazing. Love this!
dougplume PRO+
 
dougplume March 28, 2017
Amazing shot, superb work
DorisSeybold
 
DorisSeybold March 29, 2017
WOW Nina! this could be a cover of a Nature`s Magazine. Amazingly beautiful and so crispy and clear!!
AHogue
 
AHogue March 29, 2017
Oh how absolutely awesome!
carolyns
 
carolyns March 29, 2017
What a beautiful shot Nina!
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo March 30, 2017
WHOA! Masterpiece!!! What a glorious shot!
chuckrickman
 
chuckrickman April 04, 2017
Words cant describe how wonderful this is. I love those litte yellow open mouths! WOW
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz April 06, 2017
Magnificent capture! Right place at the right time! Love it.
mihrt PRO+
 
mihrt April 07, 2017
Their nests amaze me Nina........such a fabulous capture; 'Mother Love' at it's best. Fabulous capture!!
adavies PRO+
 
adavies April 08, 2017
Wow! What a treat to be able to watch and capture...beautifully done! :)
AnneDphotography
 
AnneDphotography April 09, 2017
what an amazing find ... so so beautiful !
KayBrewer Platinum
 
KayBrewer April 09, 2017
OK, I'm officially green with envy. Not a single hummer do I have and you have this! So So good, Nina!
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz April 09, 2017
What an amazing shot. Crisp and beautiful.
KelleyMelton PRO+
 
KelleyMelton April 13, 2017
This is amazing!! So beautiful and yet so simplistic...
yvonnechristinebannister Platinum
 
yvonnechristinebannister April 14, 2017
Wow what an amazing gallery you have, so much talent, Nina, spectacular, Yvonne
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis April 15, 2017
Awesome Nina..beautifully done how lwonderful nature is:-)
AmandaJayne
 
AmandaJayne April 15, 2017
Wow this is superb :)
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 April 16, 2017
Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to this challenge! It's one of my favorites!
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal April 17, 2017
very cute!
rickperry
 
rickperry April 17, 2017
amazing
HMartin23
 
HMartin23 April 17, 2017
Stunning!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 April 18, 2017
OMG! Love love love this! Absolutely phenomenal capture! Wow! Wow! You are so lucky to find a nest to get this capture!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson April 20, 2017
Superbly captured !
johnboywalton196 Premium
 
johnboywalton196 May 04, 2017
An amazing image. Wonderfully captured. A very sellable photo.
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi May 18, 2017
where exactly is his wetland refuge in SF? I would love to see this
Cavanrose
 
Cavanrose June 03, 2017
A beautiful capture !
JulesB
 
JulesB June 04, 2017
The clarity and details on this is outstanding...that's an award winning shot right there...thumbs up and hands up too (*_*) (*_*).
hiyahercfarm Platinum
 
hiyahercfarm June 10, 2017
Absolutely beautiful!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq June 24, 2017
Congratulations on winning the Hummingbird Challenge, Nina! This is such an exquisite shot! :)
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 24, 2017
Beautiful capture! Congrats.
trainwoman Platinum
 
trainwoman June 24, 2017
Grand winner in hummingbirds challenge !!! Congratulations
hotfoot
 
hotfoot June 24, 2017
Thanks for your submission in my Challenge. Congratulations, great photo
jamesjohnston_3471 Ultimate
 
jamesjohnston_3471 June 24, 2017
That is one stunning photograph and as a nature photographer myself, I know how difficult it is is to get an image like this. I LOVE IT!
hiyahercfarm Platinum
 
hiyahercfarm June 25, 2017
Nina an absolutely stunning capture. Congrats on winning the Hummingbird photo challenge. Well deserved. Love it!
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal June 26, 2017
Congratulations on your award!
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz June 29, 2017
Amazing work! Congratulations.
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole July 03, 2017
Congrats on your very well deserved challenge win!!! Love this shot!! : )
michellehansenburgess Platinum
 
michellehansenburgess July 06, 2017
Awesome Capture Nina! I Love it!
Bellatrix_B2
 
Bellatrix_B2 August 06, 2017
A rare moment so beacaptured!!!!
Bellatrix_B2
 
Bellatrix_B2 August 06, 2017
A wonderful moment very few are privileged to witness....let alone photograph....and so beautifully as well!!! ❤
melaniwright
 
melaniwright September 05, 2017
Nice photo! I had a nest in my backyard and loved photographing it and watching the chicks grow. So glad you also got this opportunity!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq September 05, 2017
Congrats on your well-deserved finalist award, Nina! :)
eddyrobson
 
eddyrobson September 06, 2017
you take great bird photos
AHogue
 
AHogue September 06, 2017
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist!
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole September 06, 2017
Congrats on being a contest finalist!!!! Sooooo well deserved!! : )
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo September 06, 2017
Hummingbirds Finalist! Congrats, again! Fingers crossed. Love, love, love this!!!
mihrt PRO+
 
mihrt September 12, 2017
CONGRATS on your June and September Awards for this shot Nina!
CMEYN PRO+
 
CMEYN December 01, 2017
Superb!
Stewartt
 
Stewartt March 30, 2018
Sweet!!
marcdewitt PRO
 
marcdewitt April 06, 2018
Incredible capture!!!
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi May 09, 2018
amazing capture
Julia_137
 
Julia_137 July 30, 2018
Great picture ! Come and check out a few of mine sometime 😃😄
beckyreding PRO
 
beckyreding July 31, 2018
WOW
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo August 09, 2018
Yay, Nina! Congrats, again!
hiyahercfarm Platinum
 
hiyahercfarm August 10, 2018
I love this photo! Congrats on being a Finalist.
Cristina_vela
 
Cristina_vela August 10, 2018
Beautiful capture
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal August 25, 2018
Congratulations on your award!
AHogue
 
AHogue August 30, 2018
Fantastic! Congratulations!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita September 04, 2018
congrats on your Finalist Award Nina xoxoxo
RickL PRO+
 
RickL May 02, 2019
Exceptional photography
llowzz Platinum
 
llowzz May 13, 2019
Sensational ! Congratulations on your Challenge Winners Award.All the accolades this beautiful image has received are way more than worthy !!
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug May 13, 2019
Special moment and capture. Amazing! Congratulations on your award winning image.
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo December 20, 2019
And a ranking of 4th on this one, too, out of about 7K! It's glorious....
kkat PRO+
 
kkat December 22, 2019
You are an amazing photographer! Wow! Great Captures!
ginnyosbornetracy
 
ginnyosbornetracy August 22, 2020
Amazing capture!
leslie57
 
leslie57 September 13, 2020
omg THAT must have been a very interesting experience !!! just got back from the Calgary Zoo and took lots of shots but unfortunately not many great ones !!! Have been working a lot on my art and hopefully can make some $ this winter and buy new pc and software AGAIN
kimayers Platinum
 
kimayers January 10, 2021
I can't tell you what a joy it has been to see this magnificent beauty caring for her young. Thank you so much for sharing the back story. Absolutely stunning shot. What an experience!!
nina050
nina050 January 10, 2021
Thank you for that lovely compliment!
Jas_frontera
 
Jas_frontera February 22, 2021
waw
nazeefalabiba
 
nazeefalabiba March 16, 2021
Truely the most extraordinary capture of motherly affection in the wild💜
mihrt PRO+
 
mihrt June 16, 2021
Voted Viewbug Project
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel August 18, 2021
Touching shot. This picture would go well on a postcard.
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