Friday, August 23, 2013
Migration Delayed, For a Good Reason
One of the joys of trimming the yard is the break afterwards, from the perch of a director's chair, and a chance to survey "the empire." And tonight I watched considerable hummingbird activity. Two birds--a male and a female--worked the nectar feeder without conflict. That's always a surprise: the usual females here are extremely aggressive toward "interlopers." But I found the male a surprise just by being present. I figured the last of the migrants had slipped south. But I may have a young male on my hands, possibly even the offspring of the female. And then his delay is feasible. No matter what, they won't be here long. I give the last hummer perhaps two weeks and that part of summer will come to a close.
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