On Sunday I took a short hike down in Bandelier National Monument, during which I heard the distinct sound of a male Broad Tailed Hummingbird in flight. Never saw it, but heard it at least twice.

The following morning I set out my two hummingbird feeders and by that evening I had already seen two male broadtails drinking from the one in the backyard. Haven't noticed any females yet, but they don't seem to make the loud whistling sound when they fly so it's harder to know when to look at the feeders.

Last year I got some good closeup photos with my 28mm lens while standing within a meter of the feeders (for some reason they don't seem to be bothered by my presence as long as I don't move). Now I have the vastly superior 100mm macro lens which should allow for some extreme closeups (though the macro is a bit slow when focused in really close, so who knows). Stay tuned.