Huh... that didn't seem to work. I'll try again and hopefully won't end up with two of the same posts! My dad took this picture this weekend. I love the upside down hummer!
At my parents' house in southeastern Ohio...
Oh Marylyn, what a COOL picture! I didn't know hummers could fly upside down!
Pat
WOW, I am envious. haven;t seen hummers for a good while
Marilyn--great pic! What does your Dad have planted in his yard that keeps all those hummers there until October 28?!
That's pretty amazing!
Maybe we will have one or two left in October, but that's about it!
t.
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What does your Dad have planted in his yard that keeps all those hummers there until October 28?!
Nothing on purpose that I know of. LOL They do keep the hummer feeder full, though.
Hi, again, Marilyn--
http://www.dlia.org/atbi/species/animals/vertebrates/birds/images/ruby_throated_hummingbird/HB_BBS_map.htm
I have been reading up on Ruby-throated and their habitats and came across this map that shows the breeding territory of the Ruby throateds--
Notice the high concentration of breeding in SE and SCentral Ohio (for whatever reason, I am not sure of yet). Following that, I read that newly hatched HBs often stay in their breeding ground until late in the season to feed and gain more weight.
Perhaps that explains part of the reason why your parents have such success with their feeder.
I still wonder what they have in the yard that is so attractive, though!
I'm continuing to research.... (-:
Huh... That's a really interesting map, tabasco! Thanks for sharing it. It looks like they like foothills, but avoid the real mountains. Now I'm wondering what Mom and Dad have in their yard, too.... :-)