LEND A HELPING HAND

Artist: Jeri Dettenheim
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LEND A HELPING HAND

Holding humming birds is absolutely heart stopping!

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MarissaBillings

wonderful capture!! your so lucky!!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

My grandson and I feed lots of hummers throughout the summer. Our reward has been to hold them on occation.
Michelle Boyer

Nice capture!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Amazing day it was!
Michael Rowley...

lovely shot , good catch’’ in all ways ’’
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thank you for your good review. It was truly a thrill. Since then my grandson has held one, too.
Jeremy Harrington

gorgeous capture!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thank you. It was a thrill.
Michelle Rogers

what a beauty!! great shot
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…..this was one of last years babys. After four years, sometimes we are lucky enough to get to hold one. Thanks for the recognition.
cbrook

Lovely shot … how in the world do you get ‘em to sit still? Thanks for sharing …
Jeri Dettenheim replied

This little guy had buzzed into a window and had knocked himself silly. After a bit of “mouth to mouth” he was fine and he just rested in my hand for awhile. My grandson had one fly into his bedroom. By the time we managed to get him outside again, he was sitting on his hand as though he had been trained to do so. We have learned it is not so hard to coincide with natures animals. Thanks for the heads up.
Justine McCreith

great capture!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…...hummers are wonderful little creatures.
GerryMac

what an amazing shot Jeri!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thank you, it was the only shot that came out good as it is hard to hold a bird and do a photograph at the same time….I was thankful to get it…....glad you like it.
Denzil

I am so jealous of your experience with a hummingbird. we don’t have them here, but … I have had similar experiences with birds here in Adelaide who have flown into our windows. Often they look dead when they hit the ground, but I’ve found if I just hold them gently for a while (once it was 2 hours, but worth every second), they recover slowly, sit quietly as though they had always sat on a human’s hand, and then suddenly fly away as though nothing had happened. It is a moving and wonderful experience, very special.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

The experience is great isn’t it…...whether knocked out or hand fed…..there is nothing more gratifying to me than to be accepted, without fear, into the world that is still wild.
Will Talley

“Holding humming birds is absolutely heart stopping!”

completely true. i’ve had a few of them get tangled up in spider webs in the garage and i had to take them out and take all the web off. it’s great, really nice picture
Jeri Dettenheim

Thanks Will…..glad to share, especially if it reminds you of your own ‘heart stopping’ experiences
Chloe Flathers

what a pretty bird. Great dof too. Great work!
Jeri Dettenheim

Thanks for the thumbs up.
camerahappy

What an amazing shot! Ive never seen one so close before…it isnt often you see their little wings either. :)
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Aren’t they amazing…...thanks for the acknowledgement.
PPPhotoArt

what a lucky girl you are, he is stunning!!!! excellent shot!!!!!
Jeri Dettenheim

Isn’t he adorable…..he was one of the babies born that year. Thanks for the thumbs up.
Daniel J. McCa...

How lucky are you? They are tough enough to photograph normally, let alone shooting them while you hold them. That’s fantastic. You certainly were rewarded for your feeding efforts. Well done!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

This was the only good shot of the ones I managed to get….I was thankful for it…..thanks for the recognition.
RichardV

Stunning. What a lovely feeling it must have been for you.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Yes it was …..thanks.
jesika

My, what an amazing shot and a wonderful story.
jesika
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks Jesika….
DESIGNDIRECT

Cool Very Sweet Shot
Jeff Burns

Wonderful shot
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…..they are wonderful subjects.
KevinH

wow! you’re so lucky! great shot :)
Jeri Dettenheim

Thanks Kevin….I think I was prettey lucky just to hold him.
Mui-Ling Teh

How wonderful! Must feel really sensational holding such a small and innocent piece of life!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thank you….it was wonderful.
aphoto4you

such a cutie …awsome
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks for the thumbs up
Karin Taylor

what a wonderful feeling that must be,
a beautiful image!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Luck was what it was. Thanks.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

What a Brilliant shot and capture….... LOVE this!! :-))
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks….He posed well
ljtaft

What a delicate creature, I love it.
Our Mimosa Tree attracts the local hummers, I am always fascinated by them.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…...they are so facinating aren’t they!
Sheryl Kasper

Great photo and how wonderful to be able to hold those little birds.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…..try using yourself as a feeder station…..they will come to you too.
clarkey

What a precious priviledge and a superb capture. Wonderful close-up with beautiful detail.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks….I was lucky
jaffa

wow what a beautiful little bird, gorgeous shot.
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…..he posed great didn’t he!
Lucindawind

wow how awesome is that!!! beautiful
KCphoto

WOW…........now that is something amazing!! Lovely capture!! :)K
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks for the thumbs up.
Jan Piller

oooh – how magnificent!! I hope the little thing was okay!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

He was fine and within a few minutes of petting and getting his picture taken flew off into the trees.
CDrewHughes

This shot has taken my breath away =)
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…...emotion of that height is more than I could hope for.
sunsetgirl

Nice shot! I didn’t realize that hummingbirds bills were so long!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Some varieties are longer…..they are special.
Dennis Jones -...

They are so tiny and delicate.. I have the opportunity to hold one twice… This is a good capture
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks alot…..they are amazing aren’t they!
Tanya Wheeler

Wow this is so sweet and beautiful. Great shot, thats a rare opportunity :)
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks…..sometimes it is just luck
frozenfa

OMG!! how did you get it..?! ooooooooO!!! Lucky you!! that’s so so so cute, so so so precious!! =D
nice shot! =D
Jeri Dettenheim replied

I was in the right place at the right time and the camera was working with me and not against me…..?? Luck of the Irish maybe?
Helene Kippert

Wonderful shot :o)
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks
digitalmidge

This is just beautiful, lovely. I have a little troupe of hummers that visits my feeder right outside my window, and they have become very used to me and my camera, they don’t even bother to fly off if they see me, they just carry on… ;-)
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Put yourself outside with them, put some nectar in a small container and use yourself as a “holder” for their food and you may find they will perch and feed. It has happened!!!!!!!
Moxy

Great shot!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks
Ellaine Walker

good shot
i love humming birds
Jeri Dettenheim replied

They are wonderful birds
cdwork

Wonderful shot
Jeri Dettenheim replied

thanks
Lisa G. Putman

Rare opportunity to see a hummingbird in comparison with a human hand. They are so small and beautiful. Fantastic!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

I liked the fact you could really see the details. They are so amazing.
Larry Llewellyn

Cherrish the experience, thanks for sharing…. we all had an opportunity to see your good fortune…Thanks..
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks, it was wonderful.
zoel

Just beautiful and wonderous in so many ways!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thank you I was lucky
Joyce Dickens,...

Incredible capture…......beautiful fine detail, color and light…......and what an amazing composition!
Jeri Dettenheim replied

Thanks Joyce, but it was pure luck…..that is my hand and I had to shoot, focus and everything else with the other….there were only a few of lots that were even able to see. Sometimes things just work out good.
Joyce Dickens,...

Indeed! It is such a rareity….........a real pleasure to view…....Thanks for sharing!
iainchr

Incredible
rebelgirl

that is so incredible and very nice
rightasrain

Oh it’s so small! What a wonderful shot and what a precious moment for you.
Dennis Jones -...

Once or twice a year I’m lucky enough to help one of these guys… Most of the time it is a male…
Nicely captured
blamo

Spectacular