Surprise fly by
January 5, 2010 – 10:09 amI didn’t go looking for this little creature. I was peeking out to see how the garden fared through last night’s freeze, too chicken to step beyond the back door. But there it was, buzzing around to the freshly filled feeders. It’s an immature hummer but I don’t know which kind, Ruby Throat?
The picture is a little grainy because I was freezing my hands off
Good thing Chris Woods is coming today to give a talk on birds in the backyard….
5 Responses to “Surprise fly by”
I saw a hummer going to my dead and half frozen yesterday and I quickly got my feeder and filled it and hung it nearby. I did not get a picture like you tho. Thanks, Myrtle Ann
By crepemyrtle@mac.com on Jan 5, 2010
. The bird is beautiful. I am getting a picture one day and not the next.
By Pat Pennington on Jan 5, 2010
Oh you are so lucky! I have read that we should keep our feeders up year around. This is proof. Now, Chris Woods, does he charge a speakers fee and I wonder if he would travel to Holly Hill? If you know, I would appreciate hearing from you. Happy New Year!
By deane connor on Jan 5, 2010
Wow! What a precious surprise. Now I’m worried about his being all by himself in the winter… Do they couple, or flock? If he got blown away from everybody, will he ever have friends? We have one mallard couple (the ones with the late eggs last June) who’ve just never left the area. Also don’t hang with other groups of Their Kind passing through. What’s up with that?
By Hartley on Jan 5, 2010
Trish;
The Hummer is most probably a young Rufous
They are common here in the winter.
A Great find, thanks for sharing
Van
By Van Atkins on Jan 5, 2010