Monday, November 26, 2007

Chickadees eating from a Hummingbird Feeder?

I was pretty surprised to read about the Black Capped Chickadess eating from the Hummingbird Feeder. But thery were according to this person. I've nerver seen that.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Now there's one in Georgia -- Green Breasted Mango

Now that number is 12. On Oct. 25, a couple in Dublin, Ga., noticed a strange hummingbird visiting their feeder. They contacted Bob Sargent, who with his wife Martha, founded the nonprofit Hummer/Bird Study Group in Alabama in 1994. Bob arrived on Monday, Oct. 29, and was able to identify and band Georgia's first ever green-breasted mango.

http://www.savannahnow.com/node/402829

Friday, November 16, 2007

New Hummingbird Discovered in Columbia


From over at Antwren a blog article about a new Hummingbird Species discovered in a cloud forest in Columbia. How cool. How beautiful as well.

Now If I can only get it to visit my hummingbird feeder next spring ... :)

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Black Chinned Hummingbird in Nantucket



This is from the Nantucket Independent. A Black Chinned hummingbird coming to a hummingbird feeder in Massachusetts is a rare sight indeed. I believe it is only the fourth time that one was seen in that state.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Green Breasted Mango to the Zoo

Well I'm in the "should have left it alone" camp. This was a wonderfully wild hummingbird who was visiting someone's hummingbird feeder in Wisconsin. Now it's in a Zoo. Wrong answer. It should have been left to fend for itself and figure it out. That's what the wild is.

The South American hummingbird that enchanted hundreds who traveled to Wisconsin to catch a glimpse of the green-breasted mango has a new home at the Brookfield Zoo.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-lostbird_webnov14,1,1964057.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

The Hummingbird Sonata

Most people see hummingbirds only at their feeder or on flowers. Check this brief intro video out. Wish it were longer.