The Uncaged Bird- Male Hummingbirds fattening up for migration.
sac said:
We have a dependable female visitor (or perhaps more than one), but have yet to see any males at our feeder.
Coult it be the angle you see them? The light has to hit the throat to notice the red.
mrincredible said:
I just cooked up some nectar for the feeder and put it in the fridge to cool. I had a feeder out earlier this summer with no luck, but we’ve seen a couple come zipping up to our butterfly bush in the last few days.
The hardest part for me is remembering to change the nectar every couple of days so the birds don’t get sick. And spending a couple of minutes cleaning the feeder.
Then maybe just planting the right flowers will work. If you have a spot for a hanging basket, they like those Calibrachoa flowers that look like mini petunias. Probably still selling them at Home Depot.
Just love the descriptions and photos here. 
I know this isn’t quite the right thread, but I really want to share these adorable glimpses of wildlife with you. Just a short video. ( yes I know it says AI, these pics appear real and the AI might be the sequencing, captioning and/or the music)
I just spotted a Hummingbird sipping the red annual salvia. This is an old picture as I didn't capture tonight's visitor.
Despite a couple of mispronunciations (deliberate?), this video is informative and hysterical.
Feeders and flowers will host Hummingbirds doubling their weight for the big migration. Males will travel first soon and then females and juveniles.
I just cooked up some nectar for the feeder and put it in the fridge to cool. I had a feeder out earlier this summer with no luck, but we’ve seen a couple come zipping up to our butterfly bush in the last few days.
The hardest part for me is remembering to change the nectar every couple of days so the birds don’t get sick. And spending a couple of minutes cleaning the feeder.