As we have Anna’s Hummingbirds, Calypte anna, in the area throughout the winter, we keep a hummingbird feeder stocked and in position on the deck at all times.
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Hubris or Ignorance?
Since mankind first became aware of their existence, the hummingbird has been the source of much inspiration to poets and naturalists alike. My favorite reference came from the pen of the America poetess Ednah Proctor Clarke in her verse titled “Humming-Bird” where she described one as a “Jewelled coryphee / With quivering wings like shielding […]
The Return of Rufous
Here in northwest Oregon we are suddenly seeing quite a number of our dominant (both in number as well as behavior) Spring, Summer, and Autumn hummingbird – Selasphorous rufus, the Rufous Hummingbird. As the blossoms of high nectar bearing plants are not quite in bloom, any and all hummingbird feeders filled with fresh sugar water […]