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Sep 17, 2014 1:09 PM CST

central Illinois

I saw two yesterday.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #701000 (2)

Sep 17, 2014 2:17 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

And we saw a male & a female ruby throat *at the same time* on one of our feeders today. Haven't seen a male here in ages. Makes me wonder if it's a migrant. SHE wasn't chasing him off which is highly unusual as our hummies fight constantly & you only ever see one sipping form a feeder at the time. Don't know if it was b/c it was a male or b/c he's *new* here.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #701037 (3)

Cat

Sep 17, 2014 2:28 PM CST

Name: Catherine
IN (Zone 5b)

Hmmm, the Males and Females are constantly fighting here!

Cat
"Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers." - Veronica A. Shoffstall

| @Cat | Post #701041 (4)

Sep 17, 2014 2:35 PM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

So funny, with all the Flicker talk the other day guess what I saw on my walk this morning! Yup.... a Northern Flicker. Been hearing on all afternoon too..

One of the hummers heresies a female not sure about the other one.

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
- Alan Keightley

| @Claudia | Post #701054 (5)

Sep 17, 2014 2:37 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I know they usually do Cat. We had a male here early in the season, but haven't seen a male for the whole summer. The one early in the season had no easy time of it as there were many fights & that's why it was so weird to see both a male & female feeding together today.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #701055 (6)

Sep 18, 2014 8:03 AM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Just took these this morning....

Very bad hummer...front feeder this morning.

Goldfinch.....notice the male is moulting from summer breeding to winter color.

Crow walking in the road out front.

One of the hummers last night on back feeder.

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
- Alan Keightley

| @Claudia | Post #701542 (7)

Sep 18, 2014 8:52 AM CST

central Illinois

Those goldfinches like the coneflower seed heads almost as much as sunflowers.
Neat pics Claudia.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #701568 (8)

Sep 18, 2014 12:35 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I'm impressed how clean your hummie feeders are Claudia. Nice photos.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #701712 (9)

Sep 19, 2014 12:25 AM CST

central Illinois

Geese and Ducks - from a nearby lake (Lake Sanchris, a state park)

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #702087 (10)

plantladylin

Sep 19, 2014 6:38 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Oh ... so pretty and it looks like a very serene setting.

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #702158 (11)

Cat

Sep 19, 2014 7:19 AM CST

Name: Catherine
IN (Zone 5b)

Great pictures jmorth! Nice to just sit there on a Sunny day and Enjoy!

Cat
"Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers." - Veronica A. Shoffstall

| @Cat | Post #702209 (12)

Sep 19, 2014 9:11 AM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

flaflwrgrl said:I'm impressed how clean your hummie feeders are Claudia. Nice photos.

...I just clean them every week. These Hummzinger feeders are very easy. I have had these for several years now. They are the only feeders I will use. They are raccoon proof! Every other type of feeder I had the raccoons would tear them up or empty all the sugar water out of them nightly.

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
- Alan Keightley

| @Claudia | Post #702296 (13)

Sep 19, 2014 9:14 AM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Nice jmorth!! When we first moved out here we used to see large flocks of geese migrating. Now we will see one or two here and there. I know we have a problem with them down by the lake with trying to keep the beach clean. Not sure if or where they go during the winter.

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
- Alan Keightley

| @Claudia | Post #702302 (14)

Sep 19, 2014 3:27 PM CST

central Illinois

Our geese fly away in the winter. Great honking clouds of them.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #702517 (15)

plantladylin

Sep 19, 2014 6:48 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Not the best photo but I spotted this Green Heron out back this evening

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #702633 (16)

Gleni

Sep 19, 2014 7:13 PM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

Super!

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #702647 (17)

Sep 19, 2014 7:33 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I can't find fault with it Lin. I love those little green herons; just want to pick them up & hug them.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #702663 (18)

Gleni

Sep 19, 2014 8:59 PM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

I have a similar heron here on the mudflats. Sometimes they are lumped with your species.

Today, I heard my first returning cuckoo of the season. A male Australian Koel calling in the distance. This is what he looked like last summer. Large, black and fiery eyed.

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #702712 (19)