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I love how this little guy has his tummy pushed out. I only have around five or six hummers now. It's getting harder to get them to "pose" for me. I'm sure gonna miss these little hummingbirds when they leave.
One immature male ruby throat and one female ruby throat hummingbird are the last two hanging out by the the flowers and feeders. This young male is showing his red feathers and by next Spring when he returns it will be all filled in. He is already aggressive in chasing off others including Cardinals and finches and bees. I shall miss them being around when he leaves in the next few days but will look forward to feeding the migrate birds from Canada and the northern states.
…..It's particularly attracted to red and yellow flowers….hummingbirds are well known to feed on nectar, small arthropods are an important source part of protein, minerals, and vitamins in the diet of adult hummingbirds. Their diet may also occasionally include sugar-rich tree sap taken from sapsucker wells…😎😎
The mother Hummingbird was very crafty....it's hard to get a clear shot of the babies from any angle.
One chick is in the nest.The other chick that just fledged the day before was flying around the nest tree. It was not a strong flyer and was very cute to watch. The female came in and fed both young. This is the first time I have seen a Hummingbird feed a fledged chick. Terrible light and far away.......
On this type of feeder the bees can easily take over so the dance between the hummingbirds and bees are quite entertaining. Coast is clear......until....see below!
Now this is something that I have never observed or taken a photo of until now. A group of male Ruby-throated (sun angle made it's throat black in this photo) Hummingbird was zipping around the nectar feeder when this one landed on a shrub nearby. To be honest when I took the photo I wasn't sure what it was doing until I saw the image on computer screen.
With all the nectar they drink one would think that they pee a lot. And sure they do, to the amount of 56%-149% of their body mass everyday. Compare that with humans 1.5% to 2.5% of the body mass. So, if you want to see a bird pee, hummingbirds might be the right subject, just be careful not to stand below one. Old Cut, Long Point
Sub-adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Pollinator Garden, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Our hummingbird season is nearing its end in the North East USA. Many years ago I purchased my first Papyrus greeting card. Their logo is a hummingbird and with each card they include this wonderful expression of the human relationship with hummingbirds. I’m sure many of you have read this but for those who have not I thought you would enjoy it.
THE HUMMINGBIRD*
Legends say that hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy, and celebration. The hummingbird’s delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning, and that laughter is life's sweetest creation.
*Papyrus card company
This little ruby-throated hummingbird is sitting patiently for someone with a camera to move so she can get to her favorite flower.
I've been trying to get a shot of his beautiful red throat when he turns a certain way...but I'm too slow.
Such tiny and precise little feet are outstretched coming in to the feeder. It won't be long before their big journey south.
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America. Wikipedia