What an absolute kick it is to feed the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) that come to my feeders during the summer. Some of them have been here before and return to my feeders, whether during the summer or during their migration.

But gone is the time when I put out 1/2 gallon of hummingbird syrup every day. And gone is the time when I would see only two or three hummingbirds migrating through each day. I haven’t see one of these comical critters since October 9th.

I’ll keep the feeder out, clean and stocked with their syrup though, through the end of the month. There’s no telling if there will still be one or two coming through after getting delayed for one reason or another.

Come on by! Here until Halloween!

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