CrabAppleLane Hummingbird Flock - September 24, 2010
Decided to set up the camera, use what I learned a few days ago, and try to capture their activity in the morning. Didn't think I had enough light but it turned out OK. You can hear the news in the background mentioning this week's Saints-Falcons game. This is what we get to watch just outside our living room window. It is one of our greatest joys. For what it's worth, there is another feeder out. It gets hardly any visitors. Not sure what the deal is with this location but it gets, by far, the most activity. They are swarming now because they're about to head south for the winter. Not sure if these are all regular visitors or if some of them are heading south from northern climes. They're all welcome. Enjoy.
I've never seen so many hummingbirds in one place. Just amazing. Amazing and beautiful.
Such beautiful little birds! Thanks for sharing this :)
I wish I had thought to do this after Hurricane Katrina. You see maybe 8 in the frame here but you would have seen 20-30 in September 2005. They'll start being a little more tolerant of each other soon. These are all Ruby-throated hummingbirds although most of these are females and you don't get to see the ruby throat.