This guy sits on all of Big Red's perches, the showdown is coming!
Big Red's Competition
You Talkin To Me???? Weeeeeeeeeeell I'm The Only Bird Here!!!!
LOL. That bird has attitude.
He is an immature but he is getting there . No full red head yet just that little bit on the neck. Male Anna Hummingbird
OH my, Big red is beautiful. Thanks for the pics.
No that's the pretender to the throne, this is Big Red
This is a more color shot
Great photos.
The one in flight takes my breath away!
I watch our hummers dive bomb and side swipe each other over the feeder. One pair willdraw the ruby throat away from the feeder and its mate gets a drink. Then it seems the female will draw ruby throat away so the male can get nectar.
How long do we keep feeding, I usually stop at the end of August.
Do not stop feeding them till they are gone.
Here's the immature male Ruby-throat that has taken over my hanging basket feeder.
Se_eds, leave your feeder out at least 2 weeks after you see the last one. There may be migraters coming thru. I found out from a GA hummer web page that we sometimes get Rufous HBs to overwinter here, so I'm going to leave my feeders up all year. They've been spotted in my county!
Becky
They need a fat layer for the big trip so insects and feeders are a big help.
I noticed I am getting more and more birds - 6 to 8 at one time swarming the feeder. I'll help to fatten them up!