First pics
The weather is utterly atrocious today. Not a very good day for taking pictures. Nevertheless, one of my hummingbirds spent a few moments at the front porch feeder a while ago and I turned myself into a pretzel trying to get a photo of it.
If I could get this much of an image aimed through the window blind at 7PM with rolling fog and a very fine mist on the window, it can only get better from here.
This feeder has a perch ring surrounding it, which the hummers seem to like. I suspect that may be why this particular feeder gets more business than the one on the back of the house.
I’m not sure how many hummingbirds I have. There are at least two, but the front feeder empties out a lot faster than the one hanging off the deck. More than what one bird could eat, I would reckon. There is never more than one who visits (per feeder) at a time, though. So far, anyway.
When we lived in wine country we actually had to move the feeders away from the house. There were so many of them that you could walk smack into one going out the door lol. It was humming bird heaven there.
Posted by justme on 05/20/07 at 08:17 AM
I’m envious, Cyn. I haven’t seen a woodpecker around here in ages. I’ve read that other birds will dip into the hummingbird feeders. Can’t remember which ones (seem to recall orioles being one), but I wouldn’t doubt that a woodpecker would find it appealing. Speaking of, the front feeder has a tiny patron at this moment. I wish I had a telephoto lens on my camera.
Pablo, you didn’t mention mustard. Your pretzel bona fides are in question until you do!
J, I wish I could claim flocks of hummingbirds like that. I’ve seen pictures of a dozen or more hummers hovering around a feeder. Sigh. I’m just thrilled to have two of them. Maybe more will show up when the young’uns are hatched and fledged.
Posted by Kate on 05/20/07 at 11:42 AM
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The woodpeckers at my house seem to like the nectar as much as the hummingbirds and they lower the levels fairly quickly. Everyone thinks I am crazy when I tell them, no one believes me, but now that I have this fantastic digital camera, I intend to take a picture, assuming I have it handy when the woodpeckers come to visit the feeder!!