Possibly good news (unless bee population has crashed big time!), the new feeder array seems to be less desirable to the bees but still acceptable to the orioles :) Most all oriole feeders are now First Nature oriole (or hummingbird, the only difference is color) 32 oz feeders. No bee problem yet, a few bees around, but that's fine!
There is a good mix of hummers showing up and in big numbers - over 2 gallons a day of sugar water mix now, whew!
Pardon the photo blast!
I think we have a Blackchin, Anna's, and Allen's here
Same feeder - an Allen's, note green back
Not sure here, maybe Anna's, Allen's, and unknown female
Blackchin and female
Quite a crowd, in the shade so a bit hard to ID but the Blackchins favor this area
I am pretty sure the next two shots are Rufous, note NOT green back, but this time of year would be unusual as they are migratory and should be up north - as far as Washington and Alaska!
I am a little worried about a long winter judging by the quantity peanuts our two scrub jays are salting away !
3-12 mourning doves usually visit each day
As always - a click on a photo will show full size!
That hummer you "think" is a rufous sure looks like the rufous that visit my feeder. If you see him/her chasing everyone else away, then you can count on it being a feisty rufous. It's a wonder that they manage to stop fighting long enough to make babies.
ReplyDeleteYour sugar log is very impressive. No orioles where I am, but still, I thought my paltry 25 pounds for May-June was a lot.
Very nice collection of photos. Well worth the time to wait for them to load through my slow connection. Keep 'em coming, Patrick!
I think the bird bath photos are not from your cam, but it might be interesting to point the feeder cam at the bird bath, especially during hot weather. I'll bet there is a lot of great activity going on there, too.