Thanks for this post, Shilla. :) I hope your lovely photo will stimulate other people to post theirs. Your little guy is clear as day. And the monarda is beautiful.

I have one feeder down on the patio that is being used by a male. It seems to belong to him, period. I see him there constantly, but never anyone else there, tho every so often someone buzzes him and he chases after them.

Upstairs on the deck, it's almost constant chasing, swooping up into the air and then zooming off into the trees. Someone does get to eat at the feeders undisturbed every so often, but there's a lot more chasing around than feeding.

So far, I've seen three at one time. Five at once was my very max last September. I'm hoping for more this year.

I had two yesterday - this young male and a female, lots of chasing and chattering - he guarded this patch of monarda all day as well as what is left of the delphiniums.

Hello, shillanorth -- love your photos! Am hoping you're still hanging out here, and will answer a question for me. On one of my threads, you mentioned that when planting nasturtiums for hummers, it's vital to pick a "spurred" variety. I've been doing some online research, but even though you appear to be correct, I've been unable to find much help regarding which varieties have the nectar-collecting spurs. (I've actually seen some sites assert that ALL nasturtiums have spurs, only to mention later that such-and-such a variety does not.) Do you know of any good lists?