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| One of three feeders on the front porch |
Sorry my post is late today. Google wasn't uploading my images. Anyhow, I wanted to share a couple photographs of our wee hummers who are still visiting my feeders.
I've been changing out the nectar and cleaning the feeders to make sure they get safe food as they fatten up for their long migration south.
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| Feeder outside the pantry sink window. |
I leave the feeders out well past the last sighting, just to be sure any stragglers are nourished. We've had at least three (probably more) here all summer.
I've read that they remember where the feeders are placed from year to year, and they return to them. Also that they remember faces. I like that thought a lot because they're never far away when we're rehanging the feeders, and sometimes they even hover around us when we're outdoors.
So, I'll continue feeding these little bugs this season, and look forward to their return next year and beyond.
Same with me, I keep mine out for the stragglers.
ReplyDeleteThey work so hard and have so far to go for the Winter.
But they are always back the following Spring.
Shirley
They're such amazing little birds when you think of the massive distance they travel to get to their winter home. They definitely need lots of fuel to make that trip.
ReplyDeleteSuch strength and such beauty... there must be something to learn from these beautiful little creatures. 😊 I love seeing them flutter around in our butterfly bushes.
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