Hummingbirds and Flowers Past & Present
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Hummingbirds and Flowers Past & Present
I have been taking photos of hummingbirds in my garden for a few years and have a lot of them. They go by on my computer as the screen saver and I still find them entertaining. I hope readers might enjoy seeing some of them, too.
Anna's male in the Winter Jasmine that like to grow on the shady side of the house and blooms all winter.
Here he sits proclaiming his territory with his song.
I don't know how clearly this will show.
Sits.
Stretches.
Doing the head shake.
Twice!
Choices, choices.
Anna's male in the Winter Jasmine that like to grow on the shady side of the house and blooms all winter.
Here he sits proclaiming his territory with his song.
I don't know how clearly this will show.
Sits.
Stretches.
Doing the head shake.
Twice!
Choices, choices.
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[mention]Growing Coastal[/mention] Thank you! I needed this on this snowy winter's day.
~ Patti ~
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[mention]Growing Coastal[/mention] The 1st pic of the hummingbird in the winter jasmine is my favorite. I've never heard of that plant. How pretty!
Zone 10, Southern California
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Anything meaning any foods of course.
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[mention]Growing Coastal[/mention] so love these pictures. Very lucky to have such beautiful birds but i know you appreciate them. Thank you for the photo's....cos we all love them too
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Great! Here are a few more.
This guy had some kind of accident early in life and never did grow proper feathers around his face.
His was not a long life. RIP
These sedum flowers in a hanging basket were a hit.
Two young fellows having a showdown in the Hawthorn.
This guy had some kind of accident early in life and never did grow proper feathers around his face.
His was not a long life. RIP
These sedum flowers in a hanging basket were a hit.
Two young fellows having a showdown in the Hawthorn.
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Here's Pops having a bath on a cool morning the other day. Bathing, then preening helps birds spread their oils onto the feathers evenly so they stay warmer in the cold. They are often bathing at first and last light.
Pollen Toes. This little juvenile Rufous hummingbird is covered in the pollen of evening primrose. I think they snack on it too when it covers their beaks. They don't seem to spit it out. ( And yes, I have seen a hummingbird 'spit' out an ant.)
Agastache s a fave.
Hesperantha is a hit, as well.
Not every picture I keep is perfect but there is something about them.
Crocosmia of any kind is well received.
They sneak into the back of this campanula the way bees do.
This guy is molting. It takes place during summer.
When they start losing the odd wing feather the sound of their flight becomes a heavier thrum.
The red head feathers and gorget do not colour up all at once. A feather here and there lets me know if it's a young male.
That and their 'song'.
I love that there is a fuchsia so fittingly tiny for these smallest of birds.
Fuchsia Microphylla
Pollen Toes. This little juvenile Rufous hummingbird is covered in the pollen of evening primrose. I think they snack on it too when it covers their beaks. They don't seem to spit it out. ( And yes, I have seen a hummingbird 'spit' out an ant.)
Agastache s a fave.
Hesperantha is a hit, as well.
Not every picture I keep is perfect but there is something about them.
Crocosmia of any kind is well received.
They sneak into the back of this campanula the way bees do.
This guy is molting. It takes place during summer.
When they start losing the odd wing feather the sound of their flight becomes a heavier thrum.
The red head feathers and gorget do not colour up all at once. A feather here and there lets me know if it's a young male.
That and their 'song'.
I love that there is a fuchsia so fittingly tiny for these smallest of birds.
Fuchsia Microphylla
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That fuchsia above has been outside for most of our mild winter. I put it into the garage for the cold and snowy week we had but they are out there again, now.
They don't fly when there are snow flakes in the air. He looks fluffed up even in flight.
The hydrangeas make for great camouflage and hiding spots.
Sitting sheltered by the overhang of the patio roof on the other side of glass.
Guarding both the winter jasmine and a hummingbird feeder.
They have energy to fight each other even in the cold when they have feeders throughout the neighbourhood.
This guy is protesting the presence of another one.
It is their breeding season.
They don't fly when there are snow flakes in the air. He looks fluffed up even in flight.
The hydrangeas make for great camouflage and hiding spots.
Sitting sheltered by the overhang of the patio roof on the other side of glass.
Guarding both the winter jasmine and a hummingbird feeder.
They have energy to fight each other even in the cold when they have feeders throughout the neighbourhood.
This guy is protesting the presence of another one.
It is their breeding season.
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Thank you so much for sharing these. I dream of having a big hummingbird garden whenever we can finally settle in one place, and I always learn so much from your posts.
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I took my bought spring flowers out for a bit of sunshine one day.While we wait for flowers to arrive it is nice to have some early to enjoy.
Another old version of the fountain. Taken in winter, doesn't it look cold?
I bought a can of red spray paint to warm up the colour of that pot the following spring.
These were nice together and both are visited by hummingbirds. Blue Angel salvia and Nasturtium.
These guys have attitude! Usually nasty toward each other.
Same guy, feathers all fluffed out.
I like when I can see their eye lashes.
Elephant garlic.
Loved by both, hummingbirds and bees.
Looking like a fat bellied Sneetch while it preens.
Another old version of the fountain. Taken in winter, doesn't it look cold?
I bought a can of red spray paint to warm up the colour of that pot the following spring.
These were nice together and both are visited by hummingbirds. Blue Angel salvia and Nasturtium.
These guys have attitude! Usually nasty toward each other.
Same guy, feathers all fluffed out.
I like when I can see their eye lashes.
Elephant garlic.
Loved by both, hummingbirds and bees.
Looking like a fat bellied Sneetch while it preens.
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You have a camera that is making me some kind of jealous!
Here's a blog post of my hummingbirds:
In Georgia... We only get the ruby throated type... And they're long gone before we get any snow....
Here's a blog post of my hummingbirds:
In Georgia... We only get the ruby throated type... And they're long gone before we get any snow....
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Very nice! It would be great if you could name the flowers, too. There are some I don't recognize.
It was the hummingbirds that made me upgrade my camera a few years ago. I paid extra for a manual focus option.
It was the hummingbirds that made me upgrade my camera a few years ago. I paid extra for a manual focus option.
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I'll give it a try:
Photo #1 - Columbine (aquilegia canadensis)
#2 Dicliptera suberecta
#3 Some type of Honeysuckle Vine
#4 Possibly Salvia leuthcantha
#5 Monarda (Bee Balm)
#6 ?
#7 Salvia microphylla
#8 ?
#9 Lantana
How did I do?
Photo #1 - Columbine (aquilegia canadensis)
#2 Dicliptera suberecta
#3 Some type of Honeysuckle Vine
#4 Possibly Salvia leuthcantha
#5 Monarda (Bee Balm)
#6 ?
#7 Salvia microphylla
#8 ?
#9 Lantana
How did I do?
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What I can identify.
1-columbine
2?
3 red trumpet honeysuckle (native)
4?
5-monarda/bee balm
6 hyacinth bean vine
7?
8gaura
9,10 lantana
1-columbine
2?
3 red trumpet honeysuckle (native)
4?
5-monarda/bee balm
6 hyacinth bean vine
7?
8gaura
9,10 lantana
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ok, I was surprised that the forum was able to scrape my tumblr...
y'all were mostly correct in yer id.
1) native Canada columbine
2) dicliptera suberecta
3) native coral honeysuckle
4) Vitex (chaste tree)
5) monarda didyma
6) Hyacinth bean
7) salvia coccinea
8) Flowering ginger
9) & 10) Miss Huff lantana
y'all were mostly correct in yer id.
1) native Canada columbine
2) dicliptera suberecta
3) native coral honeysuckle
4) Vitex (chaste tree)
5) monarda didyma
6) Hyacinth bean
7) salvia coccinea
8) Flowering ginger
9) & 10) Miss Huff lantana
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This phygelius is magnificent this year, Almost no die-back in the mild winter we had.
The hot lips did really well too. It is now almost 6 ft across.
A miniature rose. I have tried growing them in the ground but they don't do well. So, pots for them it is.
A trailing type of begonia this year.
The hot lips did really well too. It is now almost 6 ft across.
A miniature rose. I have tried growing them in the ground but they don't do well. So, pots for them it is.
A trailing type of begonia this year.
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[mention]Growing Coastal[/mention] loving the begonias, I have to wait for a few more weeks before mine show and tell
The behaviour of light means you observe me as i was then, and not as I am now.
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I cannot change history, so I do hope i gave you a good impression of myself
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This Grevillea, an Australian plant, is growing to be much larger than I expected.
Quite attractive to bees and hummingbirds.
Quite attractive to bees and hummingbirds.
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I look forward to seeing yours!Amateurinawe wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:26 pm @Growing Coastal loving the begonias, I have to wait for a few more weeks before mine show and tell
I have been lusting after some pendulas for years but don't want to start them myself. Lo and behold! There were some small ones at a local nursery. I limited myself to two. The upright yellow from last year is growing into a monster but no blooms on it yet.
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None of my miniature roses have any scent except for the Fairy Rose.
So tiny yet delightfully perfumed and blooms all summer.
So tiny yet delightfully perfumed and blooms all summer.
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[mention]Growing Coastal[/mention], it will probably get a bit larger yet by the looks of it, may push 8 feet tall and wide. Not sure of exact variety but based on Grevillea rosemarinafolia, spiky, well loved Down Under by our local Honeyeaters, which do not hover like your hummers.Growing Coastal wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:31 pm This Grevillea, an Australian plant, is growing to be much larger than I expected.
Quite attractive to bees and hummingbirds.