Hummingbird Day came and went. Just like the birds themselves will do all too soon. It seems everything has a day. I did not know about Hummingbird Day (Sept 6th) until I heard about it on the news. Our big-little city zoo celebrated by offering hummingbird related crafts and free kiddo stuff. It sure sounded like fun but was no doubt mobbed.
The following day, my daughter and I attended another stained glass workshop. We made hummingbirds! Now every day is hummingbird day at my house.
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my very own hummer
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So interesting how the colors constantly change, twinkle and reflect.
same birdee as above
shadows provoke thought
Hummingbirds are entertaining wonders of nature and provide us with endless smiles. They will be migrating south sometime later this month-ish, and will be missed.
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I maintain a three port window feeder and four port hanging feeder for them. The feeders are up early April-late September. I leave the window feeder up for several weeks after I stop seeing them. Just incase.
Our Hummers have multiplied and would probably use more feeders, but IMO that is what flowers are for. I grow many of their well known favorites. To name a few, Salvias, Penstemon (aka Beards Tongue) Fuchsias etc. Altho the winged wonders visit all my flowers, regardless of shape or color.
dahlia's attract hummers
feeding on fuschia
I have been sneaking outside lately to try (key word try) and capture the fast fluttering wings. Sneaking doesn't work so well. Hummers are smart birds! Hanging around in stillness works better. It is challenging to "stop" their motion either way.
Fairly certain those photographed are either young and/or female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I have not seen the red throated male hummers lately. Perhaps they already started migrating.
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A Hummingbirds chirp is so distinct. It makes me smile and sounds more like a cute "squeak". These birds are known for returning to the same location. Not sure, they all look so similar.
Safe upcoming travels to my little flutter friends. IF Summer ever leaves lol. I will look forward to seeing them return next year!
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I LOVE your stained glass hummingbird. How fun to attend a workshop with your daughter. I would love to do that same thing with mine. Beautiful photos, too. I don’t even attempt to photograph them, but I do enjoy their visits. I bought those same feeders after I saw one of your posts, but failed to put them up because we ended up getting a late summer yellow jacket invasion and I don’t want to encourage more of them, too. I hate to think of the birds leaving. That is the other side of summer ending. We have one last day of hot temperatures, today, and then our weather is forecasted to take a major turn.
Aw, thanks! I was wondering how your window feeder turned out. Sometimes it takes them a minute to find feeders. You will be able to enjoy the hummers up close next year. They do make Bee covers for some sugar water feeders. No clue how well they work.
I hear you on stinger invasion. A lot of Honey Bee hives were put up on uninhabited nearby land earlier this Summer. You can guess where all the bees were. My place. I had to take down my Cowgirl Pool early, and Bird Bath that normally stays up all year. They were drowning in large numbers.
Enjoy your cooler weather! We have to wait longer.
I wish ours were honey bees. I don’t know what the value of yellow jackets are. Total menace!
Yes, completely different stings. I also would rather have Honey Bees than Yellow Jackets. Hopefully your cooler weather slows them down.
I didn't bother "our" bees and never did get stung. However, 100's of them rendered our backyard useless. I hope it was a new hive thing and a new Queen keeps them doing their job across the road.
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