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<\/a><\/p>\nI’m not actually a birder, but I like the photographic challenge of capturing a hummingbird in flight. It has been an exercise to hone my skills — an exercise which I haven’t yet mastered. That keeps it interesting.<\/p>\n
From Sierra Vista, you can take Miller Canyon Road up into the Huachuca Mountains to visit Beatty’s Guest Ranch and Orchards. The rough dirt road winds up the canyon through the Coronado National Forest lands, and at first we had the impression we were on the wrong track. A mile or so up, there’s a trailhead and a few acres of privately owned land — Beatty’s.<\/p>\n
Beatty’s is a mecca for hummingbird watchers. In addition to selling honey, apples, rhubarb, eggs, and renting out some very private guest accommodations, they have a bank of hummingbird feeders. This time of year the hummers are consuming 6 quarts of sugar water a day, and by this summer Beatty’s will be serving many times that amount. So it’s a superb place to view the birds. For a fee, they have some exclusive areas for particularly nice viewing.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n