Hummers on the Wing
September 29th, 2009
Late last week, we finally got a weather front strong enough to create rain. With it came a fresh wave of migrating hummingbirds, mostly ruby-throated and black-chinned, through south Texas. Our resident buff-bellied hummingbirds seemed to enjoy the slightly cooler weather. At our house, the birds were sharing three feeders…most of them preferring a single feeder by the patio. There was lots of activity on Thursday during a drizzling rain.
Immature Buff-bellied Hummingbird on the wing in south Texas.The feeder had a guardian female ruby-throated hummingbird which had no problem driving away the larger buff-bellies. Nevertheless, all the birds got chances to dash in and steal an occasional drink.
Juvenile female Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovering near feeder.
Hey Larry beautiful photos. We have had huge numbers of hummers here in Mission, especially since that little front came through. We have 3 feeders up; usually 20-25 hummningbirds early and late. Have had one little white-eared hummer this year. First time I had seen one. Thanks for sharing your photos!