I haven’t seen any Hummingbirds lately, but today I saw a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird. She was traveling to every nectar flower she could find and was particularly drawn to the Coral Honeysuckle.
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Category Archives: Coral HoneysuckleIs it just me or do the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds seem to be a little late in arriving in the Houston, TX area this year? We saw our first Hummingbird yesterday (March 23rd). We can’t even say for sure it is a Ruby Throat, although Leecy said she did see the bright red throat. Whatever…  I think the mystery Hummingbird is solved. My friend Greg Lavaty came by on Friday so that I could help set up his computer, and if we really got lucky, to see the mystery Hummingbird that has been visiting my Coral Honeysuckle. Fortunately the Hummingbird did appear and Greg and I captured several pictures. Greg…  I’m telling you, something strange is going on this year with the birds, at least in my yard. While I’m watching the Eastern Bluebirds, Cedar Waxwings, and the American Goldfinches, Leecy says “hello hummer!” My first thought was it’s too early for the Ruby Throated Hummers to arrive so she’s seeing things, then I saw…  As best I can tell, we still only have two Ruby Throated Hummingbirds; one male and one female. They just love that Coral Honeysuckle (we have two of them)! It sure would be nice if the male and female hooked up and built a nest in my backyard. I haven’t seen them interact with one…  I had the opportunity to get a closer look at the recent Ruby Throated Hummingbird that has appeared. He definitely is a mature male. It’s the only Ruby Throat we have right now. He LOVES the Coral Honeysuckle plant. If you look close enough at the picture below, you can see his bill covered in…  In between digging up some Bamboo, photographing Wildflowers, and trimming some Milkweed, we had another Eastern Black Swallowtail visit the garden. This particular Butterfly was laying eggs on both the Fennel and Dill. In the past, the Eastern Black Swallowtail would only lay eggs on our Fennel, not the Dill, although that is one of…  For folks outside of Texas, this post might seem a little crazy (since the weather is so cold in other parts of the U.S.), but it is getting close to the time that the Ruby Throated and Rufous Hummingbirds (we’ve never seen Rufous Hummingbirds in our backyard) begin their migration North. Last year we didn’t…  The Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are really being active. I suppose that’s because there are more females than males hanging around. I’ve forgotten how challenging it is taking pictures of these fast moving birds. I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this favorite plant for Hummingbirds before. It’s called a Coral Honeysuckle and Hummingbirds are really supposed… |
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