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Feb 27, 2015 6:29 AM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Great list, Becky! I only get the Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds and then, only in the cooler months. Although, I have had the females and males before. I think they were nesting in my oak tree. The males are very territorial. I even had one challenge me when I got too close to the porterweed. It was planted near the driveway and I had to get to my car so I was like, "Hey, I'm bigger than you. Get out of the way!" You think a tiny bird would be afraid of a giant human but it took him a minute to back down. For a while, they would fly around my head when I used to walk out the front door to go to work.

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