Hummingbirds and bees

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Wayne, I thought you might like this video...

 

[WjColdWater]

Wayne, I thought you might like this video...

Wow! Who knew! Great video thanks for sharing!

 

[allanb]

Thanks for the Condor nest link Frank.
Sure fun to see the condors along the Vermillion Cliffs and Navajo Bridge.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for the video Steve. Fantastic little birds.
Frank

 

[WjColdWater]

Carol captured this pic through our picture window with her iPhone. Ruby-throated hummingbird on the wire and a wild pheasant. Pheasants are in low numbers here and we are glad to provide a home for them.
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[WjColdWater]

Foxglove beardtongue in bloom here now a fresh food source for the locals.
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Bees love white flowing plants Foxglove is a great pollinator.
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Several species of bumble bees.
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The neighbor’s honey bees helping themselves. The Foxglove bloom will last about two weeks with other pollinators starting after. Pollinators continue to bloom through October.

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

We’ve been watching our very territorial hummer dismantle a nest from a protected potted palm on our patio over to a small tree near the feeder...to guard the feeder? Anyway, she discovered that the new location takes a wild ride in the wind!

The front porch eggs hatched and the newbies took flight last week. Sure happy those damn crows didn’t find them this time. Any tips/tricks for suburban crow abatement? Non-lethal, of course.

 

[ski3pin]

We’ve been watching our very territorial hummer dismantle a nest from a protected potted palm on our patio over to a small tree near the feeder...to guard the feeder? Anyway, she discovered that the new location takes a wild ride in the wind!

The front porch eggs hatched and the newbies took flight last week. Sure happy those damn crows didn’t find them this time. Any tips/tricks for suburban crow abatement? Non-lethal, of course.

Wonderful stuff to watch! It is a mad house around here when the ravens key in on fledgling stellar jays taking their first flight.

 

[WjColdWater]

We’ve been watching our very territorial hummer dismantle a nest from a protected potted palm on our patio over to a small tree near the feeder...to guard the feeder? Anyway, she discovered that the new location takes a wild ride in the wind!

The front porch eggs hatched and the newbies took flight last week. Sure happy those damn crows didn’t find them this time. Any tips/tricks for suburban crow abatement? Non-lethal, of course.

Wrens wreak havoc on nesters here. They find nests and remove eggs/chicks.