Betsy likes birds. (I’m not sure what that says about me, but I’m not going to go there!!!)
Three years ago Betsy got a couple of hummingbird feeders and was delighted when three or four hummingbirds started coming around to partake of the nectar she put into the feeders. She would sit and watch them flit around nearly every day. She got to the point where she could recognize different birds by the sound they made.
Last year we had some trouble with ‘critters’ getting into the hummingbird feeders so we got a different type that we could hang from the eaves of the house. After we got those new feeders we saw a few hummingbirds, but not as many as the year before.
This year started out pretty dismally as far as hummingbirds were concerned. We went for many weeks without seeing any. Fortunately some bluebirds built a nest behind the house, and Betsy spent several afternoons watching the parents feed the baby bluebirds. But three weeks ago the bluebird family moved out.
Fortunately the hummingbirds have now returned (see the picture above). It seems to us that they came around later this year, but now we have at least four coming to the three feeders we can see from our living room. The only thing I can’t understand is how they know when we have a camera with us. As soon as they spot a camera they flee from the scene!
Tags: Betsy, Hummingbirds
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