Are You Thirsty Too?

Over this past summer I have been trying to get some Hummingbird pictures. With all the heat this summer, they have been frequent visitors.

 

Here's a sweet young lady,

and here is a handsome gentlemen.

They are both Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds.



I have noticed a couple of different types of tail colorings.

I'm not sure if this has to do with gender or maturity;

however, I think these are both females.

 

"Hey, who do you think you are

trying to look like a Hummingbird?"

He almost had the wing fluttering just right,

 

 

but hanging on to drink was a little more difficult.
Apparently it tasted really good
on those hot, hot summer days,
because he returned regularly.

One last picture of a little sweetheart
resting on a tree branch in the sunshine.

Here's wishing you all a Happy Day!

Don't Forget Me

This morning it was raining pretty hard. I finally dashed out on my kitchen deck and hung out a couple of feeders. It wasn't long until it looked like an airport with all the take offs and landings.

Most of the time they waited patiently for their turn.

It wasn't too long until a couple of little hummingbirds

were buzzing around the deck. I had neglected to put out

their feeder. So I dashed out once more.

Sometime later, this beautiful Mourning Dove landed on the deck railing. I see these doves frequently feeding on the ground or occasionally on a platform feeder closer to the ground.

Today I think it decided to risk flying up to the deck to check out what was happening; for you see, because of the rain, I hadn't put any food out down below. I had forgotten all about him.

The dove apparently decided it did not want to risk hanging from the feeder

....... and would just wait below for one of the "little guys" to drop some seeds down.