Jo Hawke on July 8th, 2011

Yes, this morning, I actually got a picture of one of our resident hummingbirds!!! The main male and female were fighting over the feeder. I kept seeing them blur by the windows, and when I paid closer attention, I saw the male sitting on a tree branch watching while the female came to the feeder, [...]

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Jo Hawke on July 7th, 2011

It’s been a week, and the feeder’s down halfway — not bad, considering how tiny those sweet hummers are. :) The ones we have, like in Ringgold several years ago, are Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. A male is clearly dominating the feeder. We can tell it’s a he by his red chest. He usually sits on a [...]

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Jo Hawke on June 29th, 2011

About three years ago, we bought our very first hummingbird feeder. It was an awesome experience! (You can read about it here and see a video and pictures here.) We moved later that year, and didn’t really have a place or the motivation to try it again at the new place. Well, now we have [...]

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