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Before They Are Gone

Hummingbirds

Today was a lucky day, the hummers are still visiting my flowers and feeders and I was fortunate enough to capture a few good pics.

The fushia color of some impatients on my back deck must have caught the eye of the hummers.

I'm happy my husband was standing at the sliding glass door that opens to the deck and spied the visitors.

I keep my camera sitting on the counter next to the slider so I can grab it quickly.

The hummer also enjoyed the nectar from an Angelonia flower.

Earlier in the day, I snapped a hummer sitting on a branch.

I don't know how much longer they will visit my feeders.

Hummers Visiting A Friend in Missouri

My friend, Linda T., in Cape Girardeau, MO (where we lived before moving to Kentucky) shared some fabulous pics of her visitors this week.

Take a look at this white hummer migrating through her area.

What a treat to have a stunning white hummer at your feeder! I'm thinking this may be an albino hummingbird since I don't see any other pigments.

Other hummers visiting Linda's feeders.

Yellow Swallowtail

A Yellow Swallowtail visiting the blooms of Lantana.

Thanks for stopping by today. Happy birding - Judy.

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MET Monday @ BNOTP

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You're the Star @ God's Growing Garden on Monday

Image-in-ing on Monday

Through My Lens on Monday

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention on Wednesday am

My Corner of the World @ Photographing New Zealand on Wednesday

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Mosaic Monday @ South and Mind and so on on Sunday

The Hummers Are Back!

I am so happy to report that the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been back for a week or longer here in Eastern Kentucky.

It is always a welcomed sight when these tiny birds return.

How about you, are you seeing the hummers in your area?

In preparation of their return, I try to get my feeders out by the middle of April.

Each year, the hummers enjoy sitting on this branch just off of my deck. The branch has a crack in it so it may not last too many more years.

The extremely short legs of the hummingbird prevents it from walking. Check out those short legs in the pic below.

Did you know these hummers beat their wings more than 50 times per second while hovering to sip nectar from a flower? That's just unbelievable.

Thanks for stopping by to see the return of the hummers to Western Kentucky - Judy.

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Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday pm

MET Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Thursday Favorite Things @ Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Grace at Home @ Imparting Grace on Thursday

Friday Favorites Link Party @ Penny's Passion on Thursday

Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Saturday Link Party @ I'd Rather Be Birdin'

Sundays at Home @ My Soulful Home on Saturday

Saturday Spotlight @ Calypso in the Country

Celebrate Your Story @ Celebrate & Decorate on Sunday

Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday

Love Your Creativity Link Party @ Life and Linda on Sunday at 2pm

Sunday Link Party @ Finding Silver Pennies

Sundays on Silverado @ The House on Silverado

Busy Monday @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm

At the Feeders and in the Trees #40

Fewer hummers are visiting this week so I'm sharing a couple more pics of them before they are gone.

It's the molting season and I got lucky and snapped a few pics of a cardinal in molting.

During molting, birds' feathers are replaced.

The Carolina Wren visited this week too. Sorry, not my best pics but you can take a look. The two wrens were just a little outside of my focus range.

I love the birds so I am always grateful for their visits - Judy.

Linking to:

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

The Hummers Are Still Visiting

Although it is getting late in the season, I bought a new hummingbird feeder and hung it in a tree off of my deck. To my delight, a hummer started visiting right away.

Seems like no matter how many times I see the hummers at my feeders, it is always a thrill to watch them.

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the most common hummer east of the Mississippi River.

I feel fortunate to live in an area where hummers return each year.

This hummer spends its winters in Central America, Mexico, and Florida.

This is a female, notice the absence of the red throat (visible on the male).

Did you know the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the only hummer to bread in eastern North America?

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my pics of the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Judy.

Linking to:

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Thursday Favorite Things @ Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Funtastic Link Party @ Two Chicks and A Mom on Thursday

Grace at Home @ Imparting Grace on Thursday

Friday Favorites Link Party @ Penny's Passion on Thursday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Saturday

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday pm

Caught In The Act

I've been enjoying the return of the hummingbirds as they start to visit my feeders.

But, I got a surprise when I looked out the window . . .

There he was . . . a red-bellied woodpecker drinking out of one of my hummingbird feeder.

I just had to get a pic of this guy.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

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Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturdays
Camera Critters on Saturday

I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Blooms

My yard has been has been a busy place this week. I've been having lots of visitors.

Bees are buzzing around the flowers.

Butterflies have been scarce this summer but this week we have seen several more.

Birds

The hummers have certainly been a delight to watch. This summer, they have been sitting on a couple of perches near the feeders.

The perches are just a couple of branches that have been trimmed or broken.

We are thrilled that they rest their little feet on them.

This guy has his stare on another hummer getting too chose to the feeder. They are always on guard.

Sometimes they perch on the top of the little branch that sticks up.

Did you know birds need different shapes and sizes of perches and stands for exercise and foot health? Plus it gives us more time to snap pics of them!

Hummingbirds spend a lot of time rotating their wings. They can fly forward, backward, hover, and even up-side down for a short time. Check out the wing positions in the following four snaps.