Hummingbirds refuel about every ten to fifteen minutes throughout the day. That means they will return again and again to a known source of food. Because of this, they’re predictable in where you can expect to see them. However, despite that predictability, their feeding frenzy, their erratic territorial chases, and their speed can make it really frustrating to photograph them in flight without distractions, like feeders, or bright backgrounds, or weird placement in the frame. Luckily, they do take breaks from their frenzied flight or their chasing one another away from the feeders. This female Broad-billed Hummingbird rested briefly although she kept her eye on potential threats to her respite.