Ruby Ruby

Well apparently nobody gives a crap about the birds. I think my bird blogging is killing my blog. Well, too bad I don't care. I am excited to say that the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are back. I've had my feeder up for one week and last night, I was heading out to hang my oriole feede (which is now quite full) and I got buzzed by a hummingbird. The sound was right, I turned to my right and saw *something* flying away. It had gone quite a distance, but the size was right. This morning, my hubby who has been having amazing birding success as of late, confirmed it, they are back!! (He also saw our Cooper's Hawk do a feeder driveby while he was brushing his teeth today).

My husband took this picture last year (IN APRIL!!) This is a female, which is why she has no Ruby Throat. The feeder she is sitting at is hanging from a suction-cup hook off my patio door. If you stand there very still, the hummingbirds don't notice and you can observe them from inches away. I love it. My youngest used to say, "Look, there's a cutie pie!" That name has kind of stuck, we think it suits them