Little Miss Hummer

I have been desperately trying to get a video of the little hummer that visits my feeder here at my kitchen window. She is so skittish so it's been a challenge to get even a picture of her. I wish I would have had my camera handy a few days ago as she & another female were hovering around fanning their feathers at each other in a fierce competition to dominate the feeder here. It was most interesting & neither one of them seemed to notice me gawking at them as they performed their little dances.

I have enjoyed the hummingbirds tremendously this year. I've seen more females than males & usually it's the other way around. Not sure what that means! But at any rate, they are a pleasure to observe.

Birds - August 2008

These are the birds I've seen at my feeders this month. We've been on vacation for much of the month so I was not able to watch as closely as in previous months. But these are the birds I noted when we were at home.

*Downy Woodpecker (m & f) - peanut feeder, tray feeder

*Red-Bellied Woodpecker (m & f) - peanut feeder, tray feeder

*Eastern Bluebird (m & f) - I only saw one pair once this month. I thought maybe they had returned for the winter but have not seen anymore since.

*House Finch (m & f) - tray feeder, tube feeder

*Carolina Wren (m & f) - Tray Feeder

*Northern Cardinal (m & f) - tray feeder, peanut feeder

*Mourning Dove - tray feeder

*Brown-Headed Nuthatch (m & f) - peanut feeder, tray feeder

*Carolina Chickadee - peanut feeder, tray feeder, tube feeder, finch feeder

*White-Breasted Nuthatch - peanut feeder, tray feeder

*Tufted Titmouse - peanut feeder, tray feeder, tube feeder

*American Robin - in the yard

*Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - hummer feeders