So, today it finally happens - the hummingbird feeders go up. Or at least a couple of them. I'll wait until I see some hummers actually on the first feeders before I put all of them up. The black-chins are first, and have already been observed in the area. It's still so cold at night and in the mornings that if they're here they really need the supplemental nutrition of feeders in order to survive. The plants that offer up their usual source of nectar are not yet blooming, or certainly not here in my yard; so really for these early birds the feeders people hang will be the only source of energy for a while. And boy, do these little guys need energy. This site is really your best source of information for all things hummingbird. I find I refer to it constantly throughout the summer as questions occur to me. Just took this photo of my feeder and my darling redbud tree.Later the same day: Thinking of the hummers must have been an inspiration. I've been struggling with Day 8 of the Poem A Day Challenge since yesterday morning. Knew where I was going, but couldn't figure out just how to get there. I think I've got it now, this afternoon.
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I put some feeders out because I was starting to hear the "buzzes" buzzing around. Had an Anna's pair feeding at the one outside my family room, but a Rufous has since moved in and, in all probability, chased them away. The Anna's are actually year-round residents here, but the Rufous "out-territorialize" them in the summer.
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