Today was very cold, and the hummingbird spent her longest day feeding
ever--from 7:17 am through 4:06 pm.
Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN
NOTE address change: blue...@lauraerickson.com
Producer, For the Birds radio program
http://www.lauraerickson.com/
There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in
Thanks to additional photos yesterday of the hummingbird's rump and tail
feathers, Don Mitchell (master hummingbird bander who did a lot of work
with Selasphorus in California) is convinced the bird is an adult
female. Photos and Don's valuable comments are at the hummingbird page
She stayed today through 1 or 1:30, and then retreated for the day, so a
few people didn't get to see her. I've posted some videos on the website:
1 Slow motion with Windows Media Player, 5 mb file
http://www.lauraerickson.com/graphics/Birds/LauraDigitalCamera/Hummingbird/RufousSlow18sec.wmv
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The rufous/allen's hummingbird was back today, from 7:10 am on and off
through 2:05 pm. He's most persistent and active in the morning. He spent
the most time in the cherry tree feeder and the box elder feeder, but has
also discovered the feeder I hung this morning on a dead aspen by the
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