Wouldn't you know that after me posting that I have never seen a humming bird in the wild because I live in a condo, they are building a new Bank of America next to my condo and they are planting Firebush
Firebush is one of the most adapted hummingbird attacting plants in Texas.
I found a way to get much closer to them than that. First, you have to find a nest. Next, you walk up to it. Last step, run like your life depends on it after a few good dive-bombs. Those beaks are just as sharp as they look.