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The first brave one. I'll have the hummers go back and forth between the feeders when they get empty, trying to get something out. Then, I'll fill them up and the little guys get shy and won't come for a couple hours. Today, this guy was back at it before I got the second one refilled.
We have a young male I'm trying to get a picture of. He's larger than most ruby throats and extremely aggressive. Right now he has just a dot of red on his throat depending on the light.
The trees here are still full of birds. This evening should be fun to watch.
The hummers here seem really large compared to the ones I had in Acton, in the high desert.
You made me think with your observation. Those first two photos I have, above, there are just a few red feathers on the throats. Maybe those are young birds and their reds are just coming in. The wings look like they may be young'uns.
Had to leave my little hummers and headed for SC myself. I made sure the feeder was filled as I'm sure they'll be gone by mid-September and I'm not going back until 9/22 and then I'm off to the TC Memorial meet in Ohio. I'll miss the little fellows. I tried feeding them here in SC, but I'm not here enough to observe their activities.
Great thread. I posted this little guy way back when hurricane Ivan was passing through. It got a little dicey for a bit, but it didn't seem to bother him in the slightest.
^Wow, I've never seen one like that before! Thanks for sharing, CDjunkie. Looks like a baby. So different from the ones I get with the gold feathers and short body.
I fed one out of my hand (sort of) the other day. Sometimes they get trapped in my porch because they don't seem to be able to see exits that are below them. I usually try to put a branch under them, and they are usually tired and will land on it, and then I guide them out. This guy wasn't having it, so I held up one of my small teardrop shaped feeders and he really liked that. I watched his little tongue smacking it all up.
I remember seeing something on TV a long time ago, where this guy had a hat with feeders on it, and they would come and feed about 2 inches from his face.
Had to leave my little hummers and headed for SC myself. I made sure the feeder was filled as I'm sure they'll be gone by mid-September and I'm not going back until 9/22 and then I'm off to the TC Memorial meet in Ohio. I'll miss the little fellows. I tried feeding them here in SC, but I'm not here enough to observe their activities.
