[mou] late ruby-throated hummingbird
Donald Mitchell
dmitchell@pressenter.com
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:17:08 -0500
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I hadn't seen a hummer for 10 days (since Oct 2nd) at my flowers or =
feeders
in Red Wing. Last night's hard freeze laid waste to the annual salvias =
in
my hummingbird garden, and froze the contents of the two hummingbird =
feeders
I had kept up for vagrants and stragglers. I had to rush to work this
morning, so I left the feeders to thaw on their own outside. After =
dinner
this evening, I was watching the activity at the seed feeders when a =
hummer
suddenly appeared at one of the hummingbird feeders. I grabbed the
binoculars and did my best to turn the bird into a vagrant from out =
west, to
no avail. This is the latest I've seen a Ruby-throated in my yard, =
though.
I checked the temperature as it fed-it was 35.6 degrees outside, and the
hummer was getting a wild ride perched on the feeder in the 20 mph =
winds.
I'll be sure to have some thawed feeders available tomorrow morning in =
case
it sticks around.
=20
Donald Mitchell
Red Wing, Goodhue Co.
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>I hadn’t seen a hummer for 10 days (since Oct =
2<sup>nd</sup>)
at my flowers or feeders in Red Wing. Last night’s hard =
freeze laid
waste to the annual salvias in my hummingbird garden, and froze the =
contents of
the two hummingbird feeders I had kept up for vagrants and =
stragglers. I
had to rush to work this morning, so I left the feeders to thaw on their =
own
outside. After dinner this evening, I was watching the activity at =
the
seed feeders when a hummer suddenly appeared at one of the hummingbird
feeders. I grabbed the binoculars and did my best to turn the bird =
into a
vagrant from out west, to no avail. This is the latest I’ve =
seen a
Ruby-throated in my yard, though. I checked the temperature as it =
fed—it
was 35.6 degrees outside, and the hummer was getting a wild ride perched =
on the
feeder in the 20 mph winds. I’ll be sure to have some thawed
feeders available tomorrow morning in case it sticks =
around.</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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