Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol.5

We came from Vol.4 here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/852867/#top

Female from yesterday...our pretty elegant lady.

Nice pic nanny!

Thanks for starting the new thread!

Hey Nanny, is that "Mrs. Ed?"

HEE.

Thanks for the new thread Nanny...your girl does look very elegant! Our little girls seem to be fighting lately and not too elegantly!

LOL..Mrs. Ed!!

I never LOOKED so slender and beautiful!!!

LOL... Mrs Ed!! Not sure about that!

Someone playing hard to get here!

Looks like you had rain yesterday Nanny...we are dry today thank goodness!

Here's a sweet female.

and a handsome male,

We had rain in the morning Tuesday and then it cleared and was a beautiful day a bit cooler and low humidity...but was warmer yesterday though. Today is warm too with storms moving in tonight.

This are really poor light last night just before dark but a couple are kind of intersting!

I really like this one

Yesterday morning

Well we have rain, thunder and lightning so I am going to shut down for now. Have a great day everyone!

Real cute nanny!

Nice pictures Nanny, and Rose.

got one in flight today. I think she was shock to see me there. Wasn't to sure if she should go for the feeder, with me there.

But decided to go anyway.

Nice ones burn!!

I have started trying to hand feed the last couple of days. Haven't had any takers yet. Ed was very put out at me!

Gorgeous

Did you take down all the other feeders Nanny, and just use the one you want to hand feed with? If not you might try that, It might do the trick. Love Ed.
Thanks Margaret.

No I didn't come to think of it! But last year it took a few days for them to get used to me. Then it was a free faor all! lol

Isn't it amazing, when you can get them to eat out of your hands!!!

An Hummer with no wings. :)

Keep 'em coming. They're gorgeous.

A sneak peek through lilium Casa Blanca


sorry I forgot to resize the pic, I think!


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I had to go somewhere else to get pictures of hummingbirds! My Mom's house is loaded with them compared to me.

An a closer of one above.

Wow Mrs_Ed that's nice.

Yes, I got one good series. She has four feeders. I thought I would get some good ones under the tree, but the focus was just off. I have a 200mm lens that is manual focus. Tough sometimes.

Nice going Marna!

Thanks Pelle!

Some of them were buzzing around my truck and I thought maybe I could entice them to come home with me!!! Still none here though. My penstemon has just started blooming and my black and blue salvia is almost open. So here's hoping.

Marna, they're beautiful

Beautiful shots Mrs. Ed...way to go!!

Those are fantastic Marna!!!

It is slow around here until about 8pm then it is high traffic area! But the light sucks at that time. They just are not working with me here!

I have ordered the Hummzinger Little Fancy Rose to replace this feeder as the ants are awful!

I am sure Ed will love the new one...

Bad light...

I can't put any of mine close to plants or the ants get in so I put potted plants nearby to the feeders.

Nice pics nanny!

Adorable shots Nanny...I really like that second one!

Nanny, the ants would be able to get to the feeder if it was touching nearby plants, but how do the ants access the feeder if the feeder is remote to the plants?

Margaret,
They crawl up the shepherd's hook and down the hanger to the feeder. That's why they sell Ant moats. The feeder that Nanny is talking about has a moat built in. They can't cross the water in the moat.

Shucks, I thought I was about to make my fortune by suggesting an ant moat. Foiled again!! We have a problem with ants getting into honeyeater nectar and have to place the nectar containers in bowls of water. They are an international menace, aren't they?

Darn, can't be rich. Can't blame those ants for trying to get some of the good stuff!