WESTERN HUMMINGBIRDS VOL. 11

The female hummers love this one fountain early each morning.

One more in the fountain.

This is one of the mean males that refuses to let any other hummer at his feeder.

Excellent shots duc! I love the way your capturing the water droplets too.

Thanks Pelle, it is fun to watch these birds play in the water.

I know I was watching a female ruby yesterday at the zinnia patch she was mezmerizing too cute no camera in hand ...LOL

Thanks Lily and Huggergirl.

I was up on the second floor deck when I noticed this female enjoying a shower.

It's always fun when the birds hesitate and just seem to float in the air.

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I love her colors.

Wonderful, duc. I just HAVE to get a fountain that showers like that.

She's dancing duc! That is a hummer dancing for sure. What a wonderous sequence! PNWMG I am looking for one too. I have also mentioned it in my monthly correspondence to Santa ^_^

Beautiful shots duc!

Dahlianut,

When do the Roufus start migrating up there where you are?
I just started a new thread of us having a rare eastern Nebraska Rufous sighting which stayed at our place from the 28th and left early this morning :)

SusanLouise they start anytime after mid-July. I see them in August if I see them at all. Some have seen them in September but August is the best month. Here little hummer.... Here little hummer....

Dahlia, what a pretty welcome setting for your future visitors.

Speaking of Rufous hummers, we've had one here for two days. It looks pretty young and usually they've come and gone by now from our area. This sure has been a strange year.

Here's a male Anna's that's sits on our deck all day to protect "his" feeder.

Here's another guy.

Here's one of three sweet female Anna's that love the water and the blooms.

This is the "aggressive" stance.

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Wonderful shots duc!

Pretty setting dahlia!

I think this is a young Rufous rather than an Allen's but am not sure.

I took this one through the window.

One of the male Anna's watching "his" feeder from the bushes.

Morning shower time for this female Anna's.

Just a little closer.

Ahhhhh...

That feels good.

Wonderful shots duc! Love the shower scenes.

All beautiful, duc. I love how it's got its feet on the shower head.

Thank you Pelle and Margaret.

Here's a female Anna's heading for the feeder.

She had to slow down until an oriole left the feeder. Gave me time to snap another picture.

This one likes this plant.

This one took a few seconds to nap in the early morning sun.

oh how precious is that napping one! zzzzz

Got these early this morning.

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I liked this one.

I like them all!

I like them all too!

Thank you both.

Yesterday morning a couple female Anna's were enjoying the solar fountain spray.