July 22, 2022 Yesterday, I got a call from my neighbor while I visited my friend Dick Shelton in Tucson. “Are you home?” she asked. “No. Why?” “Because I’m watching a berylline hummingbird at my feeders.” It has been a week for hummingbirds with nine species slurping up sugar and flower nectar in my yard. The first appearance of an Allen’s, that rufous lookalike I can only identify with a photograph of the tail flared just right, capped off the dozen species that normally visit each year. And then my neighbor sees number 13 when I’m 100 miles away.
Beautiful birds really fantastic you can share them with us ^^
So cool with all the hummingbirds - and you're right, you're not a "true birder" (neither am I!). I love it.
Wow!! How great you have a neighbor that keeps feeders out and knows birds. It will find your yard, I'm sure.