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Birders

Donkees

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6. It seems our male with the largest gorget moved on several days ago ...

Reply to Walleye (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 05:15 PM

Sep 2023

a slimmer male with a narrower gorget is still here, and now another slimmer male traveler has arrived. Tomorrow is expected to be hotter, so I'm making a double batch of nectar now and refrigerating it for tomorrow. Have a misting sprayer going for all the birds too.

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Hummingbird today, catching insects I think? [View all] Walleye Sep 2023 OP

Or possibly a fungal issue on its beak? flying_wahini Sep 2023 #1

Great shot, Walleye! Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 #2

Thanks Walleye Sep 2023 #3

They also pant in this sweltering heat. I had to change the feeders twice today. Donkees Sep 2023 #4

So did I. And I poured cold water over them a couple of times too Walleye Sep 2023 #5

It seems our male with the largest gorget moved on several days ago ... Donkees Sep 2023 #6