2010 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol. 5

Time for another new thread..here is a link to Vol. 4. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1103893/ .

By now I hope your visitors have arrived and you are enjoying this delightful little bird. I mentioned to a friend the other day that they actually look smaller up close...maybe I need to get my eyes examined!!

We had a few weeks of just a few Hummers but they have returned and I am thoroughly enjoying them. I am on the lookout for juvies but so far I can't tell them from the adults.

Here is an adult male looking gorgeous!

edited to say: Please post your pics here...don't be shy!!

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and a beautiful female.

What a beautiful start for this new thread Rose! Great captures.

Love those little feet. And I know exactly what you mean by how they look smaller up close. When you see them in person up close, you really do realize how tiny they are.

Wonderful shots Rose! Thanks for starting the new thread!

Thanks Rose for the new thread, I've a few remain here thus far. I saw both male and female. I hope they will stay awhile. :-)

Beautiful start to the new thread, Rose. I have both the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Western Hummingbird threads on my watched list and although I don't often comment, I can assure you that I get immense enjoyment from viewing all the posts of these remarkable little birds that we don't have in Australia.

Rose, thanks for volunteering to start the new thread, such nice choice of pictures to introduce it.
Cute one lily, hope they hang around for you.

I hardly see any hummers anymore. Probably busy raising a family. I'm keeping my eye open for their return. This is an old picture earlier on this Spring.

Another one on the same day.

Nice ones for the thread Rose, almost the same pose for the male and female! I have been traveling and busy in the evenings a lot (pout pout), but I am back home now and am looking forward to the weekend. I am having to take down a couple of my feeders each night and hang again in the morning before work due to insistent and disgusting raccoons. I usually hear a squeak or two in the morning. I figure they are telling me "it's about time lady!"

I got my solar bird bath fountain this week. I hope that I can catch a hummingbird in it sometime. I will try to capture some photos this weekend to share. The gardens are going CRAZY too! All this rain and hot weather has put the plants on steroids. I hope my penstemon don't stay too wet for too much longer though. Tons of rain!

Beautiful Rose.....thanks for the new thread!

Thanks for starting the new thread Dellrose, those shots are superb!! I,m hoping I get something similar before too long.
Nice shot Lily!
Nice shots Burn! I have been looking to see where this year's nest/s are. Had 2 nests last year and 1 the year before that.
Nice shot Nanny!
Took a drive out to my brother's house...he said 2 weeks ago he had quite a few Ruby's visiting the feeder's and then all but a couple disappeared. Must be nesting time like you mentioned Burn.
This female was browsing the fir tree's for a good couple of hour's and because of all the movement this was the best pic I could get.

I don't get good ones very often!! The hour before dark is so cool to sit out on the porch because they just come nonstop. Just not good for photos!

Good shots burn, Burd and nanny!

Nice shot Nanny! I see them more in the evenings also.
Here's a couple of shots from today.

one more after this shot..

Twice the male perched on a stick with the red throat shining and I could not get the camera to focus right. lol

Wonderful shots Burd! Especially love the last one.

Nice shots Burn, Nanny and Burd!! With this awful heat I have not been taking many pics but managed a few group shots the other day.

I like the wings on the hidden Hummer!!

Darling little jewels they are! Nice shot Rose, Burd, Burn and Nan. I'm pretty contented to learn that mine are here 'cause I get to see them in early morning and late in the evening at the feeder, so I replace the nectar bottles every 3-4 days. I'm glad you've shared the group shots Rose.

I'm enjoying this thread and everyone has such great photos. Rose, I liked that last one too.

The last one is really nice!

Wow..nice Burd and Rose!!

I know what you mean about the heat. I have been having to saty in and I don't like it. At least I can get shots thru the windows of most everybody that comes to the yard!

some better than others...

Was sitting out back when this guy came along...too bad the settings were wrong! lol

I've been so envious of the wonderful shots you all have shared and often go back to see them just so I can ooh and ahh again.

Here's the first decent shot I was able to take today of a Female. She was so happy flitting among my Indica Canna blooms. Let's just say I stalked this little gal a while before she finally stopped and took a rest.

That is a wonderful shot FOV!!

Nice ones nanny. Mine are coming too late for pics.

Fruit,It pays off, waiting ,super shot Id be printing that one off..dell love the winged feeder also a super shot.Burd great shot glowing red..

1 of the boyz this morning...

Nice shot hugger!

Nanny, great job with your pictures.

Fruitofthevine, great job with yours too. I'm still waiting for my hummers to notice my cannas are in bloom.

Hugger, that's a handsome guy!

FOV...that is a great one!!

Do all cannas attract hummer or just some varities? I would like to try some next year.

Very cool pictures everyone! I tried the other night again and only got one hiding behind the bottle of the feeder! They are outsmarting me. Every time I get distracted waiting, they swoop in and grab a sip and take off. Grrr...still love 'em.

Way to go, huggergirl!

It was too dang hot again here today to do much outside but I did manage to plant more annual seeds and made a new batch of hummer food.

So far I have Red and Yellow Cannas blooming, nanny. The Pink & Peach ones are only about 1' tall and it will probably be another month or so before they bloom. So far the hummers have left the Yellow ones alone and are feeding solely on the Red ones.

Hummers are all over my magenta Monarda too. Just haven't had my camera with me at the right moment...yet.

Another good one FOV!

flowers ,I cheat sometimes and put an eenie peice of scotch tape over 2 of the ports so they have to feed on my side,also set up on atripod and get a chair and your coffee,or set your camera on something higher and stable sit and wait ,oh put some red on ...they will love you in red

I just heard First Nature Feeder is coming out with a new design in late July. They have had so many complaints about bugs getting into the feeders ( I had that problem a lot) that they designed a new one. You may or may not see them this year in the store, it depends on whether your store carries them year round.

That would be great! I have that issue with them and was another reason I wanted to get the front feeder hung so I would not to be bringing it in anymore. I have a real problem with bees late in the saeson too.

So far the basic upside down bottle works best for me. I've yet found ants invading these type of feeders. My decorative, fancy feeder continually attracting ants, so I alternate my nectar solution with plain 'ole water every other day to discourage the ants invasion.

Oooh I've good news; I saw two males (Rose go ahead and laugh, 'cause I'm laughing too) yesterday. That is a RECORD number for me! So I stake out to get their pictures, but I've gotten this purdy gal instead this morning. lol.