Lots of Activity Now :-)

21 years ago

After a long dry spell of seeing no hummingbirds, they arrived here again on Saturday and Sunday. Now I'm seeing the usual females and some juveniles coming to the Lady in Red salvia outside my living room window as well as at the feeder. I have not seen one single male yet this season! That is odd...usually by now I see males frequently. Anyway it is so good to have the females back again.

This evening I put COLD nectar into my Hummzinger feeder and they really did seem to feed longer. I got my binoculars and could see their long tongues going down into the feeder to drink the nectar. Amazing!

It is good to see them again. It seems like many of us are seeing more activity right now - especially with the juveniles coming to feed.

Charlotte

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texaspuddyprint
21 years ago
Woohoo! Glad to hear it!

Happy Hummie Days to you!!!

~ Cat
flowerpowereverett
21 years ago
Glad to hear they're back! It is very exciting to see the juveniles! I have been trying for a long time to snap a picture but they just don't hang around long enough anywhere to get a picture.
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mimidi
21 years ago
Congratulations on your hummingbirds return.
sarahbn
21 years ago
That's great Charlotte! I'm so glad they came back and brought the kids! and that you got to see their tongues. Yesterday my son was watching one at the window feeder and called over to me whats that strange thing coming out of his beak is it a growth? I said what does it look like? he said another beak I said maybe it's his tongue? He thought that was pretty neat.

About the male rubythroat I have two around here but they keep getting chased away by the juvenile males not fully red throated but a bit of red like in standards picture. So I only see them ocasionally very early in the morning before the hummer crowd comes around he's in and out does not like the chasing and attacking game they were battling with the beaks. I think they are avoiding the bully kid! Sarah