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Somehow the summer got away from me and I didn't take many Hummingbird pictures.....I'll have to wait for Costa Rica :)
The Ruby Throated Hummingbird that's been frequenting my feeder. He's an elusive little fellow! It's hard to catch him because he just appears out of nowhere it seems, drinks some nectar for a few seconds then zips off for a while!
The busiest time for watching hummingbirds as all the immatures are challenging each of the dominant males "feeders" Each feeder of the six I have out is guarded all day by a dominant male and the aerial battles are incredible to watch. The older males will leave around Labor day the the "new" males will have a month to defend their feeders and learn the dominance over the others.
There are still so many hummingbird photos to process from the migration frenzy this fall. I caught this one in mid preen so he looks like a snoozy little pudgeball!
spent some time in the garden this past week: pruning, rebuilding "arbor" (a simple 'pole construction' support for overhanging vines), weeding, tilling, planting (frost-tolerant plants), digging up roots & dividing & replanting flowers... thinking about the 'little birds'-- less than two months till they return!
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Female (Archilochus colubris). Looking alert and maybe defensive (sitting above the feeder).
My backyard, Newark, DE
Thinking warm. It's going to be in teens with windchills in the minus the next few days. I had one trumpet vine bloom facing my way on the deck. This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird gave me some good pics as she worked the bloom. My backyard. Central Bucks, PA.
West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.
Photos of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds I shot today.
Not the best images but it was quit overcast plus the photo were taken hand held and my shaking caused some distortion.
It is what it is.
This adult male hummer has completely claimed the yard for his own, vehemently and doggedly defending the territory from just about every other bird that's unlucky enough to chance upon the area, especially the youngster hummingbirds. Once he seems them up and has reassured himself that his reign has not ended, the bird zooms up to a favored perch right below his favorite feeder, and basically lies in wait for his next victim. Can't get over those tiny feet.