Author: Elaine

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I felt like I was stalking the hummingbirds last night as I waited by the feeder to take this shot. So far this spring, I have only seen Broad-tailed Hummingbirds and not the smaller, even more aggressive, Rufous Hummingbirds.

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The hummingbirds were feeding behind me as I took this photo.  They are going full bore from dusk to dawn, and emptying one feeder a day. Last night I counted seven at one feeder at one time. I don’t believe I have ever seen that many at the same feeder before. I really like these new feeders since they can be completely dismantled for cleaning. The only thing I don’t like about them is that it can be hard to tell when one is empty.

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I put two new hummingbird feeders up Wednesday morning at 8:00 am and observed the first hummer at 9:30 am. Last night, as I took this photo, I saw four or five at a time. I like this design of feeder: a funnel is not required to fill it.