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Hummingbird today, catching insects I think? (Original Post) Walleye Sep 2023 OP
Or possibly a fungal issue on its beak? flying_wahini Sep 2023 #1
Great shot, Walleye! Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 #2
Thanks Walleye Sep 2023 #3
They also pant in this sweltering heat. I had to change the feeders twice today. Donkees Sep 2023 #4
So did I. And I poured cold water over them a couple of times too Walleye Sep 2023 #5
It seems our male with the largest gorget moved on several days ago ... Donkees Sep 2023 #6

Walleye

(31,032 posts)
5. So did I. And I poured cold water over them a couple of times too
Tue Sep 5, 2023, 05:53 PM
Sep 2023

I thought the adult male ruby-throat had gone. But I just saw him a minute ago,so they haven’t taken off yet. The feeders on the windowsill are in the shade in the afternoon so that helps

Donkees

(31,432 posts)
6. It seems our male with the largest gorget moved on several days ago ...
Tue Sep 5, 2023, 06:15 PM
Sep 2023

a slimmer male with a narrower gorget is still here, and now another slimmer male traveler has arrived. Tomorrow is expected to be hotter, so I'm making a double batch of nectar now and refrigerating it for tomorrow. Have a misting sprayer going for all the birds too.

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