Bird Watching: 2014 Ruby-Throat Hummingbird Migration, 2 by ottahand7

ottahand7 wrote:
The feeding frenzy continues - it is keeping me away from my gardening. We do have males in the mix but the females are the worst fighters. One guards the feeder and attacks, the only way for feeding to happen is when they come in en masse. We have a perfect spot for hummers - our spot is an acre clearing on a lake. I have the entire yard filled with flowers as my husband didn't want to mow a lawn. By dumb luck and what was cheap and seeded and spread we have a yard full of hummingbird favorites. The Achillea in the background, not so much. The female in the first photo you can see how her feathers are mussed from a peck on the back.