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Walleye

(35,840 posts)
1. I love it, hummingbirds are all about timing with their aerobatics
Sun Aug 20, 2023, 02:18 PM
Aug 2023

That sapsucker is a really cool looking bird too. We have yellow-bellied sapsuckers, they make little holes in a straight line around the circumference of a tree trunk

Donkees

(32,405 posts)
2. The Hummingbirds have a good relationship with the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers too :)
Sun Aug 20, 2023, 02:36 PM
Aug 2023

I have seen Downy Woodpeckers and even larger Woodpeckers sip at Hummingbird feeders in April. I have one feeder with much larger openings.

Walleye

(35,840 posts)
3. It looks like my hummingbirds had a successful nesting season here. I will miss them when they go
Sun Aug 20, 2023, 03:06 PM
Aug 2023

Donkees

(32,405 posts)
4. There was much more activity here too. The males are still here and feasting on insects ...
Sun Aug 20, 2023, 04:01 PM
Aug 2023

It was nice to see one male peacefully sharing a feeder with a female, both sneaking peeks at each other

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