I am wondering if they are starting to migrate?.....seems early!"
Some friends in Pottawatomie County mentioned the same thing--an unusual number of hummingbirds at the feeder all at the same time.
Thoughts, anyone?
Here is Peg with hummingbird in hand (below). The little guy flew into her patio door. As Peg described the situation: "Poor thing hit the patio door just as I walked by...another one was chasing him!!...put him in a brown paper bag for maybe 15 minutes and he was ready to go again!....What a thrill!!!...."
Here is Peg with hummingbird in hand (below). The little guy flew into her patio door. As Peg described the situation: "Poor thing hit the patio door just as I walked by...another one was chasing him!!...put him in a brown paper bag for maybe 15 minutes and he was ready to go again!....What a thrill!!!...."
I wonder if the drought has reduced the usual array of blossoms on which hummingbirds feed? Our trumpet vine is usually profuse, but not this year! Maybe Peg's feeder is one of the few reliable food sources, so instead of foraging in all directions, they concentrate there!
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