I’m sorry to report that my backyard Buff-bellied Hummingbird has moved on – probably back down to the Coast or further down to the Valley. The last time I saw it was Sunday, February 28th, exactly 2 months and 5 days since its first appearance the day before Christmas Eve. The 3 or 4 Rufous Hummingbirds that [...]
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Adios Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Posted in Backyard birding, Bird Species, tagged Attracting hummingbirds, Backyard birding, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, gardening for hummingbirds, gardening with Texas natives, Hummers, Native Texas plants on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Posted in Backyard birding, tagged Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Hummingbird feeder, Hummingbird San Antonio Texas, Hummingbirds, Ruby-crowned Kinglet on February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Since December 23rd, I’ve been privileged to have a Buff-bellied Hummingbird make my backyard its home. There were a couple of really cold, rainy spells that I thought for sure had done him in, but the next day, there he was. Going into a state of torpor must have saved him on those 18 or [...]
