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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 03:26 PM Sep 2021

Count not the day lost! I was puzzled last evening as I happened to notice that all of the

dozens of hummers at our feeders were females. I mentioned it to Mrs. A and today she did a little research.

Turns out that the adult males migrate south first followed by the females and juveniles.

Who knew?

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Count not the day lost! I was puzzled last evening as I happened to notice that all of the (Original Post) Atticus Sep 2021 OP
Thanks for this info......never knew that. a kennedy Sep 2021 #1
me either hfojvt Sep 2021 #2
ya gotta look for the teeny tiny balls Kali Sep 2021 #3
😂 🤣 😂 a kennedy Sep 2021 #4

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
2. me either
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 05:25 PM
Sep 2021

but I also never knew how to tell the difference between a male and a female hummingbird

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