Little Lady in the Leaves

A female Rufus hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) decided to come to rest among the Passiflora Manta leaves today. She was huffing pretty hard when she came to land, but eventually calmed down, puffed out her feathers, flicked her tongue, and stretched her wings. Meanwhile I was sneaking up on her with my camera. I learned last summer that if I move very slowly, pause between steps, and use the camera body to cover my face, these little ones will let me get very close. Next time I hope there are some more flowers, and that there will be a shiny faced male glittering about.