I have been feeding hummers for several years now. Just saw my first male. He was a gorgeous devil, I was watering some flowers and he flew under my spray about knee level, only about 10 inches form my legs. I was looking down at him as I adjusted the spray finer. This is my first male sighting in the 6 years I have been
feeding them, I fed them with darkeye fuschia plants the first 3 years the last 3 years have been feeding them with a nectar, mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Is it normal that I never see the males just females?
Ruby-throated Hummers, absence of males?
Hi rank, Yes that can be normal. I only see "mature" males during migration time (early Spring and Fall). You might also be seeing immature males (during the summer) that do not have their throat colors yet.
I have quite a few male hummers in addition to immature and female ones. I always have a lot of males. I have a few flowers, but also have several feeders up with the 1/4 mixture.
