Bird Watching: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol.14, 0 by rntx22

rntx22 wrote:
They have just been arriving en masse in Houston! Yippee!! I would see maybe 1 every once and a while before, but now there are several out there all day every day. I have a huge feeder, and this one little guy will not let any other hummer come near it! He sits in the tea tree and guards it fiercely. I can't understand why he thinks he needs that whole thing to himself!! I'm used to seeing feeders shared with dozens of hummers (usually all the same type though).

What fun they are. I can sit outside right next to the feeder and they don't seem at all phased by my presence. If I get to close, they just fly up to me, talk some trash, and fly to the tree. I hope they stay a while!