Male and Female Hummingbirds
Male and Female Hummingbirds, here are two of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. The male is the first photos here perched on my hummingbird feeder. They are so friendly, they sit so close to us when we are out on the porch enjoying the day.
And this one is the female, she does not have the bright colors on her throat area, but still is sporting some beautiful green feathers across her head and back. I so enjoy watching these little things.
Male and Female Hummingbirds
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Great close-ups of the hummingbirds Sandra – the head of the male looks like it has sequins on it!
Yes, I have never noticed the beautiful colors on their heads until this shot.
The male’s throat area up close looks like sequins. Just amazing to see.
Beautiful images of these hummingbirds. I have a red wooden parrot handing in our veranda and these hummingbirds always come by .
Yes, they sure like the color red.😊
Do you get a Charm around sunset Sandra?
I am not sure what that is Wayne.
A “Charm” of Hummers is the collective noun to describe a group.
I did not know that, it is so fitting for these beautiful little birds. I have never seen more than 4 of them here. It would be interesting to see there nest, I have probably walked by it many times. I have one pair of ravens that live here and I have been watching them feed their one youngster. Those red winged black birds are relentless at dive bombing the adult ravens.
I’ll trade you my charm for the Ravens,…….but don’t tell them.
I would , but they are pretty smart. I don’t think we can get anything past them.
Yes,those Ravens are very clever aren’t they!
So sweet. What a blessing.
Yes, thank you Mary. 😊
I adore watching the 3 hummingbirds (1 male, 2 female) that seems to live here!!
They are amazing how much energy they have for such a tiny bird.
I was THRILLED the time I saw one sleep for 15min!
That would be something, I have never seen one sit still that long. 😊
Me either!! It was very clearly sleeping.
Last week a pregnant-looking one kept resting outside my desk window. Another, not preggers, female keeps taking breaks by my bedroom window. It ‘s always thrilling!!
I’d love to see a Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird, alive and IRL, some day!!!
There are so many different kinds of hummingbirds, I have only seen this variety.
PBS (are you in the US?) has a fantastic 60min doc about hummingbirds!
The most useful thing I learned is that hummingbirds average a 15-20min cycle of returning to the same plants. Now I wait for them.
Yes, in the US, I will look that up. I notice I have 4 humming birds every year, I have never seen more than 4. I have planted a few new flowers this year for them and butterflies. Maybe I will see more as the flowers grow.
I had 2 till a year or 2 ago. Three since then but doesn’t seem like the same 3.
They like my honeysuckle (mine grows in tree form) and the russian/mexican sage (specifically the white flowers that appear after the purple).
I will add those two plants to my list. 🙂
Yay!! Honeysuckle seems the easiest to grow. The ‘tricks to flowering sage are direct sun and UNDERwatering.
I bought a water tester this year, I tend to over water, but this gadget really helps. Hopefully my garden might make it this year.
I barely water but noticed the sage much happier when I completely forgot!
That is my kind of plant.
Orchids also enjoy being treated poorly. For awhile some company ran a commercial for orchids that you were supposed to “water” with 3 ice cubes, once a week. That’s actually approp for most orchids. Plus, the indoor orchids that are avail everywhere have been hybrid to only live a year/season… so never have guilt when they go!
They are pretty, I don’t have any indoor plants. I saw the orchids at the greenhouse when I was there last week.
My “indoor” plants are airplants which live in the bathroom window sill.
Otherwise, the uneven distribution of light + intense summer (it’s prev hit 110° in the living room) kills everything. I was laughing last week when I simply glanced at a silk plant and dropped a big leaf. Now I’m killing SILk plants?
Lol, that is funny, I can see that happening for me as well. 😅
Great shots and advice
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Thank you Mr. Ohh 🙂
Wow! They are so beautiful!
Yes, even the female 🙂
Gorgeous. Thanks for the recipe too. You do not add red food coloring to your mixture?
No red food coloring, the dye is bad for them. They are attracted to the color of the feeders mostly. I forgot to put in there, they suggest tap water or filtered water. If using tap water bring it to a boil and then add sugar to dissolve. It only last a couple days in the feeders and they can get some mold in them if in the sun to long. I change them out every couple of days.
Thanks, I learned something new.
Beautiful birds, stunning photos.
Thanks, Sandra, have a wonderful day.
Thank you very much Francine, you to 😊
Beautiful
Kind regards,
Thank you very much Rob
Such beautiful birds 💚
Thank you, they really are.😊
Wow! Are so so beautiful! What an honor to be able to have them so near 😍
Thank you, they are such an amazing little bird.
Beautiful !
Thank you very much. 😊
Beautiful birds! Male’s throat looks so attractive.
Yes, they are so pretty. 😊
No way! You need to make special water for them? Hmm… I’m not entirely convinced that’s OK. I know your heart is in the right place, but I still think you shouldn’t interfere with wildlife.
Yes, I know, there has been research done on this and hummingbird feeders have been around for a long time. So I researched the correct formula from those who are experts with birds. But I will do more research just to make sure. I have planted some new flowers that are for hummingbirds, hopefully they will grow.