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Bathing Rufous Hummingbirds (Original Post)
Donkees
Jan 2023
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Walleye
(31,034 posts)2. It's helping me through the winter to see your hummingbird shots
I am missing mine and hoping they come back in April
Donkees
(31,440 posts)3. The photos are a respite :) I'm exploring setting up a bubbler fountain for them ...
It probably will be another heat-wave summer, and they seem to focus on rinsing their eyes of pollen when bathing.
Silver Gaia
(4,545 posts)4. Aw, so cute!
I have them year round. Some varieties anyway. I love them so much. They make their chirpy, beepy sounds when I go outside. I'm the crazy old lady who talks to the hummingbirds! LOL
niyad
(113,498 posts)5. awwwwww
Those are amazing!
burrowowl
(17,642 posts)7. So refreshing!
Hassler
(3,382 posts)8. I love those little guys. My favorite birds: osprey and hummers
central scrutinizer
(11,656 posts)9. I love summer when I've got a sprinkler going
And the hummers dance and drink in the spray.