Yes! I see hummingbirds all the time. I have a feeder up on my window and hummingbird flowers in the garden. But they're all around!

On a trip to Costa Rica several years ago, me and my family went on a bird watching tour in a cloud forest, and my goodness, were the hummingbirds spectacular. I can't quite recall all the species we got to see, but I do remember the Purple Throated Mountain Gem, the Blue Vented Hummingbird, as well as the Coppery-Headed Emerald. Up till that point, I hadn't realized how loud hummingbirds were. My sister's a photographer and she got this photo. 

In Upstate New York our backyard is visited by the Ruby Throated Hummingbird every summer. I sometime watch them for hours. Once in a great while, I'll get a decent picture of one.

j'ai vu de très nombreux colibris au Costa Rica, en Equateur et cette année en Colombie. C'est un enchantement à chaque fois

Southern Ontario, Canada is only home to the Ruby Throated Hummingbird. We are always thrilled during spring and summer when we can attract them to backyard garden habitat. Being able to travel to other areas to see hummingbirds would be exciting.  I am also fascinated about the concept of structural colour and how feathers are designed to refract light in unique ways.

Si e visto un colibri

Es otra especie esmeralda oriental, colibri canelo,colibri cola canela ,colibri garganta negra, colibri garganta  rubí

I have seen white necked Jacobins, rufous tailed hummingbirds, violet sabrewings, purple crowned fairies, and scaley hummingbirds. Also snowy bellied hummingbirds and a green hermit hummingbird, as well as a scintillant.

I've seen numerous hummingbirds in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Colorado.  I hang feeders all summer in Colorado and see Broad-tailed and Ruby Throated come to visit.  They're beautiful and fun to watch.

I've only ever seen the ruby throated hummingbird, since they're all that are native to my area. I am really hoping I will have the chance to experience others in person someday soon.

My wife and I were privileged to travel in Costa Rica January '26. Our itinerary was not wildlife exclusive , but we did see four hummingbirds along the way ...

- Fiery - throated hummingbird

- Volcano hummingbird

- Green - crowned Brilliant hummingbird

- Rufous tailed hummingbird

I  started this class eons ago and am glad to be back learning .

Hummingbirds are a special part of my life. At my wedding, I set up hummingbird feeders all around the house, and they gave us a beautiful show. This photo of a hummingbird was taken in Antisana National Park in Ecuador. It shows one of the best examples of adaptation and coloration: the Ecuadorian Hillstar.

Regards,

Our visiting Rufus Hummingbirds, showing the difference in light angles. We have the Anna's year around. It is fun to see a few of the ones I have seen in different parts of Costa Rica and learn more about them here.

I  have many ruby-throated hummingbirds in my yard.

Yes ive seen many species of hummingbird species like mangos ,starthroats or like this cinnamon hummingbird that i saw in costa rica .But the one ive seen the most is the Ruby Throated hummingbird.

Here at The Hummingbird Sanctuary in Santa Paula, Southern California we see five different species during the summer months. People from all over the world come to see them, sometimes as many as 50-60 all at once on the feeders. It really is a spectacular sight, especially for people who have never seen them before; visitors who travel from different continents.

The sanctuary is open to the public and we  welcome visitors who want to see these magnificent birds from inches away and learn a great deal about them!

Encounters with hummers:

We have lots in the Rocky Mtns in CO! mostly broadtail. they love to dive-bomb! We can just hear them  zip-zipping by.

I can't believe I saw one of these, but last year outside of Ollantaytambo, Peru, Sacred Valley-we also spotted a "drab-colored" giant hummingbird (I was confused at the time, because I hadn't heard about these large hummers then, but this bird definitely had hummingbird behavior and was large!

Also, years ago, I had a friend who was doing an internship at the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab hummingbird station in Gothic, CO, so got to look at her research.

Once when camping in the Rockies, one came in a robin's egg blue small tent. We figure out the easiest and least traumatic way to get the bird out was to cover the entire tent with sleeping bags, leaving only the door opening with light. It worked!

Another similar adventure, about 15 years ago, I had a hummingbird feeder out, so I thought I would bring it in my garden level apt to refill it- but a hummer followed the feeder in my apt. Using similar tactics, I covered up all the windows in the apt except the door opening, and the trick worked again.

But the most fun was waking up in my 20's sleeping on a deck in NC only to have a hummer buzzing about within about 10 inches of my face!

I grew up with rare glimpses of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.  As an adult birder, I have now see three different hummers in my home state of Minnesota.  I have also traveled to South America and seen many more.  I think my favorites change but the Swordbill, Shining Sunbeam and Racket-tails are always at the top.  I am taking this course in the hope that I can identify more hummingbirds on my own.

Yes :D I've seen a male Red-throated hummingbird while in Phoenix it looked directly at me while I was doing yard work and while watching over the puppies during there playtime.

As a resident of Ohio, I've seen only Ruby-throated Hummingbirds "in the flesh," so to speak. These tiny treasures are some of the most welcome estival visitors to my patio. I follow Audubon's recommendation to put my hummer feeder out promptly on 15 April. My local friends usually don't appear until around the end of the first or second week of May. I rarely see males at the feeder; I suspect my "alpha" resident female drives them off. I never tire of watching her aerial acrobatics, and I'm always astonished at how relatively tame she is when I'm puttering around on the patio; she seems not to mind my presence, and on occasion she even hovers inches from my face, as though to thank me for the supply of nectar that I provide for her. In late summer I can't help laughing when another hummer (Young of the year? I'm not sure.) encroaches on my lady's territory, alighting furtively on the nectar feeder for a surreptitious sip before the owner of the territory swoops in and the aerial battle ensues. Fight, fight, fight! I always reassure my lady that there's plenty for everyone, but, of course, she's having none of the idea of sharing HER resources with a conspecific interloper. (I'm so envious of those nectar feeders shown in the birdcams from Central or South America, with a dozen or more hummingbirds peaceably nectaring together.) The saddest day of the year for me is the day in early to mid-September when I realize I have not seen a hummingbird all day. Farewell, my little green and white gems, on that oh-so-treacherous journey to warmer climes. The next eight months will be desolate without you, but what a sight for winter-weary eyes you will be come spring.

I live in Bogotá, Colombia. The Sparkling violetear is the most common hummingbird in the city. There are more than 10 hummingbird species that we can see very close to Bogotá.
Many years ago, a young teacher from Hawaii came to Bogotá to work at a school I was working at. I remember her surprise when she saw for the first time the Sparkling violetear.Since then I try to remember how special this birds are, and how privilege we are to share this planet with them.

Yes! I love that I live in an area that has Anna's hummingbirds year round. I've had a couple of memorable trips searching for hummingbirds. Costa Rica and SW Arizona. I would love to revisit both places, but now that I am learning about all of these new species I would like to see the horned sungem and all the pufflegs!

I have seen hummingbirds but after this course I now know how many I must have missed.
im still trying to figure out which hummingbirds are my regular visitors here in Los Angeles.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are common in Chicago. I have regular visits to the flowers on my deck and in my yard. They are definitely urban-friendly. I've also been to Costa Rica where I saw several different kinds of hummingbirds at feeders.

Yes, Rufous and Anna's breed where I live in western Washington state. I've also been fortunate to visit Colombia, home to about 165 species of hummingbirds! Some day, I would love to see the Bee hummingbird in Cuba.