Showing posts with label last fall hummingbird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label last fall hummingbird. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Still hummingbird visits!

There was still lots of hummingbird activity today on the feeder and the Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) outside of my study window.  Apparently, I'm not alone, based on this Journey North e-newsletter.The migration is winding down, though, and it won't be long.I enjoyed thinking about plants...

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Final hummingbird visits

A young female hummingbird visited the feeder today. It always feels a bit wistful to say goodbye to them for the year.This is the time, though, that we "normally" see last hummingbirds.  They're cued to photoperiod, apparently, not so much temperatures, in their journey south, so pretty much on...