August 19, 2019 | #436 |
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Passiflora "Inspiration"
A bee helping himself to the flowers of the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly.
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August 19, 2019 | #437 |
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Great pic! Happy bee!
Do you get many monarchs? I don't think I've seen one around here but then I don't think I have much around that they like. |
August 19, 2019 | #438 |
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I get a lot of monarchs but then I have milkweed planted here and there. They visit several different kinds of flowers I have in my yard.
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August 23, 2019 | #439 |
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Saw my first hummingbird (fall migration) early this morning! I've had one feeder out for about 10 days, and after I saw the bird this morning I put up two more. And there are lots and lots of flowers for them also.
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August 27, 2019 | #440 |
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Lizard at feeder
They like to lap up any nectar that seeps through the openings of the feeder.
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September 2, 2019 | #441 |
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Salvias blooming now
Skyscraper Pink, Summer Jewel Red, and Mystic Spires Blue.
The hummingbirds in my backyard now seem to like the feeders best. The blue salvia, however, seems to attract a great deal of bees.
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September 4, 2019 | #442 |
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Hummers Leaving... Early Fall?
Spooky, I think my hummers are headed your way. Last week it was very obvious that there weren't as many hummers around and yesterday the feeders were hardly touched at all. Just a couple of hummers zooming around, a far cry from the hoards that were here. Last night Pickles took down the three feeders and put up just one quart-size feeder.
This is early! I wonder if they can sense that there's bad weather coming (we'll get hardly any storming here from Dorian) or if it will be an early fall or if it's just "that time". We'll leave the feeder up for about another month for any passers-by. |
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It is hummingbird approved in my yard, I see. The bees here also like all the salvias, including hotlips where they buzz all day. |
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September 5, 2019 | #444 |
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Too Early!!
GoDawgs, waaaaayyyyy too early to take down your feeders. I’m 831 miles north northeast of Augusta. I still have AT LEAST a half dozen birds on my six feeders this morning, when the low temp was 54 F. I expect to see birds regularly through about the 15th, then sporadically for the next week. I’d think you should have a good six weeks of activity remaining. I offer the following link for your viewing pleasure. IIRC the cam was live until about the 1st of December last year, but it has relocated this season, so who knows.
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channe..._Hummingbirds/ sorry, you'll have to cut and paste. or not..... Last edited by crankyoldfart; September 5, 2019 at 12:55 PM. Reason: forces of evil.. |
September 5, 2019 | #445 | |
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Wow, September 6, 2017 says "Hums almost gone". And then on the 9th, "Hums gone". So for us, it's not too early to take the feeders down. There is still a quart feeder out there which will stay there (periodically changed out with fresh stuff, of course) until mid October just in case some northern hums need a pit stop. There are still a few hums zipping around out there but it's far from the numbers that not long ago made the feeder area look like Atlanta's Hartsfield airport! Like Motel 6, we'll leave the light on and take care of any of yours if they come through here. |
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September 5, 2019 | #446 |
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Do you get the Rufous hummingbirds flying through on their migration south? I saw one take a bath this morning. Surprised it's still here.
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September 6, 2019 | #447 |
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I've never seen a Rufous here.
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September 16, 2019 | #448 |
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Hummingbird flying away from the feeder
I haven't been able to get any good pictures this year; either I am not prepared or the birds fly away when they see me coming. In this photo you can barely see the bird flying away from the feeder.
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September 16, 2019 | #450 |
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Perched female Ruby Throat
She was sitting on a branch of a crepe myrtle guarding her feeder.
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