Tag Archives: hummingbirds

Hummers

Posted on September 30, 2012 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I thought I’d seen my last ruby-throat mid-afternoon Monday, September 24. The hummers — it may have been only one — were perching on my feeder and taking long drafts of nectar. Usually, I see that kind … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Rufous

Posted on October 1, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Still hummin’. On Thursday, September 30, 2010, ruby-throated hummingbirds still were taking sugar water from the plastic feeders hanging from the eaves of our house in Plymouth, Michigan. When we left Georgian Bay in northern Ontario late … Continue reading →

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Tank Town

Posted on September 9, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Love to watch hummingbirds? Hummers feeding, hummers making war — it’s one of my favorite sports. For years at our Michigan home, I hung a nectar feeder under the eave of our house. It got so I’d … Continue reading →

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