Hummer returns

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They came out in April and disappeared. I saw him a few times now and finally got a photograph.

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She's back....

[duke_john]

I saw a Hummer, too:



Sorry, I couldn't resist.  Happy Memorial Day!

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Hey...that's a Ruby Throat. ;-) LOL

[emilyB]

My hummers were gone for a while and I guess they are getting better grub from all the blooming flowers.  However this morning we saw one at the feeder too.

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As spring arrives, hummingbirds return to North America (in the Southwest or West Coast, species such as Anna’s Hummingbirds occur year-round). You’ll at first notice one, and then several to many hummingbirds suddenly buzzing around your yard.

But adult male hummingbirds are fiercely territorial and may drive all other male hummingbirds away during the spring nesting season. (Where you put your feeders can partially alleviate this—more about that below) By early July or so, after chicks fledge you may see more birds again. These numbers may grow and then decline as migration begins in late summer and early fal

[takncarabizniz]

Ours disappeared for about a month as well.  Now I have 2 new ones I haven't seen before, as well as two of the little copper colored ones.  They eat as much as a dozen birds though, seems like I'm always filling feeders.