A few days after Tax Day, my boss mentioned he'd hung a hummingbird feeder at his Walsenburg home and not 5 minutes later had hummingbirds!
Personally, I've been so busy with two new puppies and trying not to attract either black-birds nor bears...my bird-feeding has been on second burner. I did, however, hang a couple brand-new, wide-mouthed (easy clean) feeders (sans yellow; its the yellow that attracts wasps), with built-in ant-moats up top. Cheap and way cool! Still, it wasn't till my friend Amy from Aguilar called to let me know she's got all three grosbeaks (Evening, Black-headed and Rose- breasted), as well as Lazuli and Indigo Buntings and a couple pairs of hummers, that I spent time actually watching birds while keeping an eagle-eye (pardon the pun) on my little PeekapooTzu puppies. Heard and then found what I expected to be a Black-headed Grosbeak...but with the blotchy, rose-breast I'm thinking it was a Black-headed/Rose- breasted hybrid. I get both around here every spring. While standing near the hummingbird feeders, I heard the familiar hum...and turned around to watch a male Black-chinned feed; dipping his tail all the while. A bit later a female joined him... No Green-tailed, but the beautiful, male Spotted Towhee with those stunning red eyes still visits...along with a small handful of juncos. Last night I watched swallows that were too high for me to identify. This morning I heard the Belted Kingfisher that I hope feeds at my new pond, several woodpeckers pounding away and watched the hummers hitting the juice before six am. The Turkey Vultures across the street were still trying to warm up. Beverly Jensen La Veta, Huerfano County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
