Hummingbirds.
The tiniest breeding bird in Massachusetts.
Brightening even a rainy day.
Need I say more?
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Hummingbirds are the only birds we keep a feeder out for anymore. We gave up on regular bird feeders when the squirrels kept outsmarting us. Then we realized that all the songbirds were feasting on leftover scratch in the chicken yard. The squirrels go there too, so now everybody's happy.
ReplyDeleteSquirrel Wars are a recurring challenge here. The suet feeder is currently the site of daily skirmishes, although the squirrels have at least given up on trying to take the entire feeder away as they have done in the past.
DeleteWhere we're moving to supposedly has a bunch of hummingbirds. I'm looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteThat will be a lovely welcome for you! And once they choose a place to visit, they tend to return year after year - like bears, but never mind. Anyway, if I don't have a feeder up early enough in the Spring, one hummingbird will come to the window where I am sitting, and hover! :)
DeleteI have pots of lantana on top of the fence, at a height they like, and get sightings all summer. Usually the longest visit is about 4 in the afternoon -- afternoon tea! Which reminds me that I need to get this year's lantana soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - lantana is so pretty! I haven't grown it since Colorado, and now I wonder why. Can you overwinter it indoors or is it strictly an annual?
DeleteHere it's an annual.
DeleteLucky you to be able to get photographs of hummingbirds! I would love to put out a feeder for them but they don't tend to come this high up. Had to take our seed feeder down and won't be putting up another one - it's attracting too many squirrels who have decided that munching on air conditioning and fuel lines in cars is 'the thing'. There have been several people in our parking lot who have faced pretty hefty repair bills because of it (and the fact that car manufacturers think it's smart to make lines out of plant-based materials that squirrels like!).
ReplyDeleteI've had squirrels dismantle a support structure to steal a bootlace that was holding it together, and also cut up and take a string of holiday lights - I'm still finding an occasional tiny colored bulb on the ground now and then. Not sure it matters what material the fuel lines are being made of...my concern would be that the squirrels are getting ready to steal the cars.
DeleteStealing cars? I wouldn't put it past them!
DeleteI feel so lucky to have hummers.... What kind do you have? We have Broad-tailed all summer and Rufous on their return southern journey after they breed in Alaska. Incredible tiny birds!
ReplyDeleteRuby-throated are by far the most common here - they are the only ones who breed in MA as far as I know. Sometimes one of the males has such an orange-red throat I wonder if it is a Rufous, but probably the only way I'll ever know is if I get a sharp photograph of one from several angles, including the back. And as you see, my hummingbird snaps are almost never sharp, as I take them through two panes of glass, and rarely in direct sunlight. Still, it could happen :)
Deletewow! amazing photography! I like your photography blog. You did wonderful job!
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