Summer is fading rapidly, but some flowers continue to bloom, like this beautiful Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) that I photographed recently at my local marsh.
Wikipedia claims that hummingbirds are the main pollinators of these flowers, which is not surprising, judging from their shape. Every time I pass by a cluster of these plants, I keep my eyes peeled for hummingbirds, but have not seen a single one and suspect that it is too late in the season for them.
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Mike Powell 
I don’t remember ever seeing a hummingbird on jewelweed now that you mention it, but I’ve seen plenty of bees.
You might like to revisit this plant in a couple weeks after the pollinated flowers have developed into seed pods. It’s fun to observe firsthand why this is also called spotted touch-me-not.
thanks for the tip, Jeremy. I watched watched little YouTube video and hope to be able to see the seed pods “explode.”
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