In the past week we, along with our next door neighbors, have noticed a huge uptick in Hummingbird activity on our feeders. Ours feeder is on our back deck, our neighbors put theirs on the front porch. Between the two of us there is enough for many birds. Lately the hummers have been crazy busy drinking the nectar, often fighting each other for it. Other hummers hover nearby waiting their turn, making that unique buzzing sound.
All of which had me wondering if it is time for them to begin their flight back to Central America and Mexico. It seemed early so I did some checking and sure enough, August to September is their travel time. I'll miss them, they've been very entertaining and often hover very close to me and look me right in the eye for some seconds.
I will say, these are not early birds, most other birds have been up and chirping for some time this morning, but not the hummingbirds. They show up maybe between 8:30 and 9.
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