August 12, 2022 This morning the hummingbird feeders are empty. It must be August. Bat season. I refill them, thinking it’s time to get the feeder cages out of storage, where the cylinders of garden fencing have hung since last year. The wife will insist that one feeder remain unguarded. She enjoys watching the bats’ aerobatics from the bedroom window. I enjoy opening the window and watching the bats’ aerobatics from under the covers as they whirl around us in the darkness.
Thanks Sarah--Yes, I had no idea our hummingbirds crossed so readily. Be interesting to know if the hybrids can reproduce and if anyone is studying this--Darwin's hummingbirds!
That Anna's x Costa's look exactly like mine!
Truly amazing! Thank you!
Fascinating to read about the hummingbird hybrids - I'm familiar with the concept in plants but I never knew the same phenomenon occurred in birds!
And love seeing that bats are enjoying your feeder in the off hours
Thanks Sarah--Yes, I had no idea our hummingbirds crossed so readily. Be interesting to know if the hybrids can reproduce and if anyone is studying this--Darwin's hummingbirds!
Same to you!