Frenzy of Feeders

 We have 3 hummer feeders this year, 2 at the front and 1 at the back.  This week,  I have been filling 2 feeders once a day.  We are talking a fair bit of sugar for sure, if you look at the size of this particular feeder

We typically have an abundance of hummers each year, but this year is a record setting year.  We are averaging 14 hummers per feeder at a time, and they seem to be most active at dusk. Feisty and fierce is how I would describe them.   These 2 shots were taken from the kitchen window... hopefully you can see them if you click on the photo to enlarge.  

Watching these little darlings is better than TV.  The show these birds put on, and the feisty activity of the males is never ending.  Tonight, when I went to hang the "refilled" feeder onto the hook, I had to duck several times to avoid being bombarded by several of the anxious males.  It is just like star wars at our little hummingbird hollow!

The "fast-food" feeders are not all they eat - they do eat flying insects as well.  Funny, in some ways the birds themselves remind me more of an insect than a bird.  Their wings move so rapidly they are a blurr to the eye. They can hover as to appear fixed in space, as though sitting on an invisible perch. The can turn quickly and fly away like they were launched from a rocket booster.  I just love hummingbirds.