Bowing at the Altar of Sweet

This pretty little gal is coming in for a little nectar refreshment.  This is a female, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.

We have half a dozen hummingbirds that hang around our home through the summer.  We provide four different feeders for them.  You would think that would be enough to go around, but  they always seem to be sparing for position at the feeders.  Each feeder has plenty of room with multiple feeding positions, but they don’t seem to be interested in sharing.

When they perch on a feeder, they can never just relax and enjoy a meal. They’re always, nervously, looking around. It’s rare for them to get more than a few moments of slurping before another one comes along to chase them away.

You feel sorry for the poor little things, but I guess that’s life in the hummingbird community.

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