THEY’RE BACK!!
I know the photo is a little out of focus but this was the best of the 100 + photos I took. The hummers showed up on the 25th of March, right on schedule. And as usual we have one male that we named Nepoleon. He rules the feeders. He will allow females to feed and never any other males. He has a perch above the feeders and keeps a close eye on them. Lately there has been a male Anna’s hummingbird feeding as well. Nepoleon is a Rufous hummingbird, smaller than the Anna’s. The little Rufous doesn’t challange the Anna’s, but I can tell the Anna’s is not very comfortable and spends as little time as possible on the feeder.
Lately the weather here has been much cooler than normal. In fact we had some snow yesterday morning. I feel bad for these little birds but they seem to be doing fine. Starting tomorrow we are expecting much warmer weather. With all the rain we had this warm weather coming will cause everything to sprout, grow and bloom very quickly. I can’t wait.