an itty bitty baby hummingbird sipping out of my flowers, it was just a tiny baby!It circled my little girl who was wearing bright clothes and then moved on to my flowers, I'd never had the chance to see one so tiny. I ran in to get my camera, but of course, it was long gone by the time I got back.
I saw one yesterday!!
I think mine are all gone. I'd hoped, but it's been 2 or 3 days now since I've seen one. Might still get a stranger going south so I have the feeder out.
I bet your daughter was excited.
Lisa, what a great feeling huh? next time, have your camera aroud your neck...lol
Lisa, where you live you could easily have a wintering hummer. Do you have a feeder out? Nancy Newfield is a hummer bander fron south LA. She has written books and does lectures on hummers. When hummers leave their nest, they are fully grown. The easiest way to determine if you have a western or other hummer species other than ruby, which is what you would normally have, is to look at its tail. If it has rufous coloring in its tail, then it is not a ruby. Also, wintering hummers do not feed at a feeder except maybe twice an hr. Many people have wintering hummers, but do not know it. The best time to see hummers in late fall and winter is right before sunrise and 30 min before dark.
Yesterday I saw one at the feeder at the dentist.. I even saw three or four over here.. I must go and fill up fresh feeder..
Yes hummer nut-we do wintering hummers. I usually see them visiting off and on during the winter months.