Bird Watching: 2015 Ruby-Throat Hummingbirds, 1 by nutsaboutnature

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Not too much activity on this thread for a while. Where is everybody?

The hummer action in our yard has picked up more and more, like it normally does in late summer to early autumn. I figure much of it is migration from the north coming through.

What's surprising is usually we see mostly females (and immature males) by this time, but there still seem to be adult males around.

There's still a lot of chasing, but they're also managing to take turns at the feeders more without too much hassle, also pretty unusual. I'll see a male, then a few seconds later a female and so-on.
I did see a male this morning that was looking kinda plump, so I expect it to start thinning out soon.

This pic was taken about two weeks ago. I haven't unloaded more recent shots.