About Hooked On Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are associated with joy and health. They are widely considered a spirit animal. While they are feisty and aggressive, they also will sit together and have a meal. In the coming months Hooked On Hummingbirds will be creating books of photographs of these delightful creatures and share the lessons learned by being immersed in them.

I fell in love with these beautiful flying jewels while on an impromtu trip to Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon in southeast Arizona. I didn’t know that the “Sky Islands” in southeast Arizona were home to many species of birds, especially hummingbirds, that do not go to the rest of the United States.

This is how you get hooked on hummingbirds. My very first views close up and personal of hummingbirds in the wild that I had never seen before thanks to the nature viewing area at Santa Rita Lodge.

The Magnificent hummingbird in these photos is still my buddy, he hung around all summer and he winters over along with some females and “kids”. The Broad-billed hummingbirds move south for the winter but are so entertaining that I am looking forward to creating a book of their antics.

Thank you to Steve Holt and the crew at Santa Rita Lodge for providing a place to stay, a place to view and a place to learn about these beautiful flying jewels.